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Mobula hynei

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Mobulidae

Taxonomy
Manta hynei was named by Bourdon (1999).

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. hypostoma, M. lorenzoizanoi, M. munkiana, M. thurstoni, M. hypostoma, M. tarapacana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Manta hynei Bourdon
2012Mobula hynei Adnet et al. p. 140

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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
specieshynei(Bourdon 1999)

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 hynei Bourdon 1999
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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