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Aetomylaeus cubensis

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae

Taxonomy
Aetomylaeus cubensis was named by Iturralde-Vinent et al. (1998). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cueva del Bicho, which is in a Miocene marine limestone in the Güines Formation of Cuba.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Aetomylaeus cubensis Iturralde-Vinent et al. p. 137 figs. Figs 2.1-2.4

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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
genusAetomylaeusGarman 1908
speciescubensis

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.

Aetomylaeus cubensis Iturralde-Vinent et al. 1998
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 23.04000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Brazil (Pará) Aetomylaeus cubensis (276433 276435)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Cuba Aetomylaeus cubensis (type locality: 221860)