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Gymnura altavela

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Gymnuridae

Taxonomy
Raja altavela was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Gymnura altavela by Duplicate (1950), Reinecke (2015).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. latidens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Raja altavela Linnaeus p. 232
1950Gymnura altavela Duplicate
2015Gymnura altavela Reinecke p. 22 figs. 13B-D

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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
familyGymnuridaeFowler 1934
genusGymnuraVan Hasselt 1823
speciesaltavela()

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.

Gymnura altavela Linnaeus 1758
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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: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Chattian or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Gymnura altavela (80366)