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Myliobatis aquila

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae

Taxonomy
Raja aquila was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is the type species of Myliobatis.

It was recombined as Myliobatis aquila by Hay (1902), Cappetta (1987) and Mane et al. (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Raja aquila Linnaeus
1902Myliobatis aquila Hay p. 319
1987Myliobatis aquila Cappetta p. 172
2003Myliobatis aquila Mane et al. p. 44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
familyMyliobatidaeBonaparte 1838
genusMyliobatisCuvier 1816
speciesaquila(Linnaeus 1758)

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.

Myliobatis aquila 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: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Spain Myliobatis aquila (91329)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781France (Alpes Maritimes) Myliobatis aquila (50523)