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Hypanus say

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae

Taxonomy
Raja say was named by Lesueur (1817). It is extant.

It was recombined as Dasyatis say by Purdy et al. (2001); it was recombined as Hypanus say by Maisch IV et al. (2025), Cicimurri et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Raja say Lesueur
2001Dasyatis say Purdy et al. p. 90
2025Hypanus say Cicimurri et al. p. 54
2025Hypanus say Maisch IV et al. p. 42

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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
familyDasyatidaeJordan 1888
genusHypanusRafinesque 1818
speciessay(Lesueur 1817)

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.

Hypanus say Lesueur 1817
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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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Langhian or 23.04000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian - Langhian23.04 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Dasyatis say (48887)