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Rhinobatos intermedius

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae

Taxonomy
Rhinobatus intermedius was named by Davis (1887). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sahil Alma (BMNH collection), which is in a Santonian carbonate lime mudstone in Lebanon.

It was recombined as Rhinobatos intermedius by Woodward (1889), Cappetta (1980) and Brito and Dutheil (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Rhinobatus intermedius Davis p. 489 figs. Pl 20, fig 1
1889Rhinobatos intermedius Woodward p. 82
1980Rhinobatos intermedius Cappetta p. 183
2004Rhinobatos intermedius Brito and Dutheil p. 102 fig. 1D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
suborderRhinobatoideiFowler 1941
familyRhinobatidaeMüller and Henle 1837
genusRhinobatosLink 1790
speciesintermedius()

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.

Rhinobatos intermedius Davis 1887
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Late/Upper Santonian or 85.80000 to 83.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Lebanon Rhinobatos intermedius (92241) Rhinobatus intermedius (221157)