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Arhynchobatidae

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Arhynchobatidae

Taxonomy
Arhynchobatidae was named by Fowler (1934). It is extant. Its type is Arhynchobatis.

It was assigned to Rajiformes by van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Arhynchobatidae Fowler
2019Arhynchobatidae 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
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
familyArhynchobatidaeFowler 1934
familyArhynchobatidaeFowler 1934

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.

Fm. Arhynchobatidae Fowler 1934
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G. †Arhynchobatis Waite 1909
G. Atlantoraja Menni 1972
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†Atlantoraja cecilae Steurbaut and Herman 1978
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Invalid names: Raja heinzelini Steurbaut and Herman 1978 [synonym], Raja terhagenensis Steurbaut and Herman 1978 [synonym]
G. Psammobatis Günther 1870
G. Sympterygia Müller and Henle 1837
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 07:15:23
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:15:23
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Tortonian or 48.07000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Netherlands Raja heinzelini (276455)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Poland Raja heinzelini (277584)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Raja heinzelini (46096 46098)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Belgium Raja heinzelini (277435 277464 277467 277473 277480 277491 277499 277502) Raja heinzelini, Raja terhagenensis (277427 277428 277429 277430 277461 277463 277465 277466 277475 277478 277487 277488) Raja terhagenensis (277431 277433 277438 277450 277455 277471 277482 277489 277490 277492)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Raja terhagenensis (32012) Sympterygia sp., Atlantoraja cecilae (80366)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Chile Sympterygia sp. (275717)