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Plesiobatidae

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Plesiobatidae

Taxonomy
Plesiobatidae is a family. It is extant. Its type is Plesiobatis.

It was assigned to Myliobatoidei by Nelson et al. (2016), van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Plesiobatis (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Plesiobatidae Nelson et al. p. 88
2019Plesiobatidae van der Laan p. 45

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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
familyPlesiobatidae
familyPlesiobatidae

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.

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G. Plesiobatis Nishida 1990
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: Langhian or 15.98000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Plesiobatis sp. (277771)