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Eoplinthicus

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Mobulidae

Taxonomy
Eoplinthicus was named by Cappetta and Stringer (2002).

It was assigned to Mobulidae by Adnet et al. (2012); and to Mobulinae by Ebersole et al. (2019), Cicimurri and Ebersole (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Eoplinthicus Cappetta and Stringer
2012Eoplinthicus Adnet et al.
2019Eoplinthicus Ebersole et al. p. 147
2021Eoplinthicus Cicimurri and Ebersole p. 157

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
suborderMyliobatoideiCompagno 1973
familyMobulidaeGill 1893
genusEoplinthicusCappetta and Stringer 2002

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. †Eoplinthicus Cappetta and Stringer 2002
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Eoplinthicus underwoodi Adnet et al. 2012
Eoplinthicus yazooensis Cappetta and Stringer 2002
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 07:05:51
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:51
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Priabonian or 41.03000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) E. yazooensis (176944)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) E. yazooensis (32925)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Egypt E. sp. (137546 137547 137548 137550 137554 137556 137558 137560 137561 137573 137575 137583 137585 137586 137587 137588)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Western Sahara E. underwoodi (96686 96688)