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Zygzabatis

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Rhinopteridae

Taxonomy
Zygzabatis was named by Mendiola (1995).

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

Entered
by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-07-22; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-07-22

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Zygzabatis Mendiola
2019Zygzabatis van der Laan p. 46

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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
familyRhinopteridaeJordan and Evermann 1896
genusZygzabatisMendiola 1995

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. †Zygzabatis Mendiola 1995
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available