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Mobula melanyae

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Mobulidae

Taxonomy
Manta melanyae was named by Case (1980). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Harbourtown Marina, which is in a Miocene marine marl in the Trent Formation of North Carolina.

It was recombined as Mobula melanyae by Adnet et al. (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Manta melanyae Case
2012Mobula melanyae Adnet et al. p. 139

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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
speciesmelanyae(Case 1980)

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 melanyae Case 1980
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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

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (North Carolina) Manta melanyae (type locality: 71660)