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Rhinoptera dubius

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae

Taxonomy
Zygobates dubius was named by Leidy (1855).

It was recombined as Rhinoptera dubia by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Rhinoptera dubius by Leriche (1942).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. bonasus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Zygobates dubius Leidy
1902Rhinoptera dubia Hay p. 321
1942Rhinoptera dubius Leriche p. 57

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
familyMyliobatidaeBonaparte 1838
subfamilyRhinopterinae(Jordan and Evermann 1896)
genusRhinopteraCuvier 1829
speciesdubius(Leidy 1855)

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.

†Rhinoptera dubius Leidy 1855
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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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Miocene or 23.03000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (South Carolina) Rhinoptera dubia (18506)
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588South Africa Rhinoptera dubia (22220)