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Mobula hypostomus

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Mobulidae

Taxonomy
Cephalopterus hypostomus was named by Bancroft (1831). It is extant.

It was recombined as Mobula hypostomus by Maisch IV et al. (2025).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2025-12-18; modified by M. Uhen on 2025-12-18

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Cephalopterus hypostomus Bancroft
2025Mobula hypostomus 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
familyMobulidaeGill 1893
genusMobulaRafinesque 1810
specieshypostomus(Bancroft 1831)

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.

Mobula hypostomus Bancroft 1831
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektonicg
Diet: suspension feederg
Diet 2: carnivoreg
Created: 2009-07-21 07:16:51
Modified: 2014-09-15 11:55:58
Source: g = genus, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available