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Microbatis

Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes

Taxonomy
Microbatis was named by Cappetta (1993). Its type is Microbatis sabatieri.

It was assigned to Rhinopristiformes by Guinot et al. (2023).

Species
M. sabatieri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Microbatis Cappetta p. 113
2023Microbatis Guinot et al. pp. 15-17 figs. 9A-J

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRhinopristiformesLast et al. 2016
genusMicrobatis

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.

G. †Microbatis Cappetta 1993
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†Microbatis sabatieri Cappetta 1993
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Thanetian or 59.24000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Morocco (Meknès-Tafilalet) M. sabatieri (type locality: 88301)