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Urogymninae

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae

Taxonomy
Urogymninae was named by Gray (1851). It is extant.

It was assigned to Dasyatidae by Last et al. (2016), Marramà et al. (2018); and to Gymnuridae by Adnet et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Urogymninae Gray
2016Urogymninae Last et al. p. 359
2018Urogymninae Marramà et al. p. 1145
2020Urogymninae Adnet et al. p. 35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
RankNameAuthor
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
suborderMyliobatoideiCompagno 1973
familyDasyatidaeJordan 1888
subfamilyUrogymninaeGray 1851
subfamilyUrogymninaeGray 1851

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.

Subfm. Urogymninae Gray 1851
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G. Himantura Müller and Henle 1837
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Himantura souarfortuna Adnet et al. 2020
G. †Protohimantura Marramà et al. 2018
G. Urogymnus Muller and Henle 1837
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Zanclean or 41.03000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Egypt Himantura sp. (137540)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Tunisia (Sidi Bouzid Township) Himantura souarfortuna (173640)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Egypt Himantura sp. (137564 137568)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Western Sahara Himantura sp. (96686)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Pakistan (Balochistan) Himantura sp. (78520)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Pakistan Himantura sp. (150337)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Oman (Dhofar) Dasyatis sp. (175334) Himantura sp. (162464)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Brazil (Pará) Himantura sp. (276435)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Madagascar Himantura sp. (171372)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Brunei Darussalam Himantura sp. (194518)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Himantura sp. (204946 276542)