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Arthrobatis

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae

Taxonomy
Arthrobatis was named by Whitley (1940).

It was assigned to Rhinobatidae by Clapham (2023).

Species
A. rileyi

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Arthropterus Agassiz p. 379
1940Arthrobatis Whitley p. 242
1963Arthropterus Jordan p. 603
1987Arthropterus Cappetta p. 134
2002Arthropterus Sepkoski
2023Arthrobatis Clapham

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
suborderRhinobatoideiFowler 1941
familyRhinobatidaeMüller and Henle 1837
genusArthrobatis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Arthrobatis Whitley 1940
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†Arthrobatis rileyi Agassiz 1843
Invalid names: Arthropterus Agassiz 1843 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:15:23
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:15:23
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available