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Zanobatidae

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Zanobatidae

Taxonomy
Zanobatidae was named by Fowler (1934). Its type is Zanobatus.

It was assigned to Myliobatoidei by Nelson et al. (2016), van der Laan (2019); and to Batomorphii by Marramà et al. (2020).

Subtaxa
Plesiozanobatus, Zanobatus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Zanobatidae Fowler
2016Zanobatidae Nelson et al. p. 88
2019Zanobatidae van der Laan p. 45
2020Zanobatidae Marramà et al. p. 1528

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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
familyZanobatidaeFowler 1934
familyZanobatidaeFowler 1934

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.

Fm. †Zanobatidae Fowler 1934
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G. †Plesiozanobatus Marramà et al. 2020
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Plesiozanobatus egertoni de Zigno 1878
G. Zanobatus Garman 1913
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: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Platyrhina egertoni (55239 94830)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy (Verona) Platyrhina egertoni (219837)