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Lophobatis

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae

Taxonomy
Lophobatis was named by Cappetta (1986). Its type is Lophobatis phosphaticus.

It was assigned to Myliobatidae by Cappetta (1986).

Species
L. phosphaticus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Lophobatis Cappetta p. 187

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
superfamilyMyliobatoidea
familyMyliobatidaeBonaparte 1838
genusLophobatis

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. †Lophobatis Cappetta 1986
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Lophobatis phosphaticus Cappetta 1986
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, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Priabonian or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Morocco L. phosphaticus (91363)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) L. sp. (209370 209371)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Egypt L. sp. (137564 137583)