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Myliobates acutus

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae

Taxonomy
Myliobates acutus was named by Agassiz (1843).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. haidingeri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Myliobates acutus Agassiz p. 331 figs. Pl 45, figs 14-17

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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
familyMyliobatidaeBonaparte 1838
genusMyliobatesCuvier 1816
speciesacutus

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.

†Myliobates acutus Agassiz 1843
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†Myliobates americanus Bravard 1858
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Invalid names: Myliobates brongniarti Agassiz 1843 [nomen nudum]
†Myliobates suturalis Agassiz 1835
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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 07:05:51
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:51
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available