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Oromobula

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Mobulidae

Taxonomy
Oromobula was named by Adnet et al. (2012). Its type is Oromobula dakhlaensis.

It was assigned to Mobulidae by Adnet et al. (2012).

Species
O. dakhlaensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Oromobula Adnet et al. p. 145

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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
familyMobulidaeGill 1893
genusOromobula

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. †Oromobula Adnet et al. 2012
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†Oromobula dakhlaensis Adnet et al. 2012
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Western Sahara Mobula sp. (96688)