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Rhinoptera bonasus

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Rhinopteridae

Taxonomy
Raja bonasus was named by Mitchill (1815). It is extant.

It was recombined as Rhinoptera bonasus by Maisch IV et al. (2025).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Raja bonasus Mitchill
2025Rhinoptera bonasus Maisch IV et al. p. 47

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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
familyRhinopteridaeJordan and Evermann 1896
genusRhinopteraCuvier 1829
speciesbonasus(Mitchill 1815)

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.

Rhinoptera bonasus Mitchill 1815
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Piacenzian or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6USA (Florida) Rhinoptera bonasus (276265)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) Rhinoptera bonasus (77594)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Rhinoptera bonasus (22712)