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Potobatis semperei

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes

Taxonomy
Potobatis semperei was named by Cappetta and Gayet (2013). Its type specimen is University of Montpellier LAP 1, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Potobatis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Potobatis semperei Cappetta and Gayet p. 287 figs. 2.1-2.6

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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
superfamilyDasyatoideaWhitley 1940
genusPotobatis
speciessemperei

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.

†Potobatis semperei Cappetta and Gayet 2013
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available