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Aetomylaeus dixoni

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae

Taxonomy
Myliobatis dixoni was named by Agassiz (1843).

It was recombined as Aetomylaeus dixoni by Boulemia and Adnet (2023).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Myliobatis dixoni Agassiz
1855Myliobates obesus Leidy
1855Myliobates rugosus Leidy
1870Myliobatis rectidens Cope
1870Myliobatis glottoides Cope p. 293
1889Myliobatis dixoni Woodward p. 109
1895Myliobatis copeanus Clark p. 4
1902Myliobatis copeanus Hay p. 320
1902Myliobatis glottoides Hay p. 320
1902Myliobatis rectidens Hay p. 320
1902Myliobatis rugosus Hay p. 320
1908Myliobatis glottoides Hussakof
1910Myliobatis dixoni Stromer p. 489
1926Myliobatis dixoni Bohm p. 82
1926Myliobatis dixoni White p. 41
1942Myliobatis dixoni Leriche p. 23
1946Myliobatis dixoni Casier p. 106
1946Myliobatis rectidens Rapp p. 510
1946Myliobatis rugosus Rapp p. 510
1946Myliobatis glottoides Rapp p. 511
1946Myliobatis obesus Rapp p. 511
1966Myliobatis dixoni Cassier p. 93
1977Myliobatis dixoni Herman p. 285
1987Myliobatis dixoni Cappetta p. 172
2002Myliobatis dixoni Silva et al. p. 4
2023Aetomylaeus dixoni Boulemia and Adnet p. 10 fig. 3Y

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
familyMyliobatidaeBonaparte 1838
subfamilyMyliobatinae
genusAetomylaeusGarman 1908
speciesdixoni(Agassiz 1843)

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.

Aetomylaeus dixoni Agassiz 1843
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Invalid names: Myliobates obesus Leidy 1855 [synonym], Myliobates rugosus Leidy 1855 [synonym], Myliobatis copeanus Clark 1895 [synonym], Myliobatis glottoides Cope 1870 [synonym], Myliobatis rectidens Cope 1870 [synonym]
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, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Campanian to the top of the Priabonian or 83.60000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Maryland) Myliobatis obesus (127194)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Saudi Arabia (Makkah) Myliobatis dixoni (140956 140957 140962 140963 140964 140966 140968 140969 140971 140972)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Brazil Myliobatis dixoni (91356)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Virginia) Myliobatis dixoni (84047) Myliobatis dixoni, Myliobatis copeanus (84049)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.588USA (New Jersey) Myliobates rugosus (84044)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) Myliobatis obesus (3113)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Ukraine (Crimea) Myliobatis dixoni (208954)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Togo (Maritime) Myliobatis dixoni (167948)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Algeria Aetomylaeus dixoni (232262)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Maryland) Myliobatis copeanus (124191) Myliobatis dixoni, Myliobatis copeanus (84045)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Maryland) Myliobatis dixoni (84046)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Mississippi) Myliobatis dixoni (62872)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Virginia) Myliobatis dixoni, Myliobatis copeanus (84048)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Myliobatis dixoni (13299)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (New Jersey) Myliobates obesus (84050) Myliobatis rectidens (84043)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Virginia) Myliobatis copeanus (127179)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Virginia) Myliobatis dixoni (15595)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Mississippi) Myliobatis dixoni (62890)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Nigeria Myliobatis dixoni (60711)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Myliobatis dixoni (41888 41989 41992 41994 41996 41998)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Togo Myliobatis dixoni (32991)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Myliobatis dixoni (13346)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (New Jersey) Myliobatis glottoides (84022)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Nigeria Myliobatis dixoni (32905)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Germany Myliobatis dixoni (46086)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Namibia (Sperrgebiet) Myliobatis dixoni (149316)