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Trygon muricatus

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae

Taxonomy
Raja muricata was named by Volta (1796).

It was recombined as Trygon (Taeniura) muricata by Jaekel (1894); it was recombined as Trygon muricatus by Eastman (1904).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1796Raja muricata Volta p. 111
1894Trygon (Taeniura) muricata Jaekel p. 142
1904Trygon muricatus Eastman p. 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
familyDasyatidaeJordan 1888
genusTrygonRafinesque 1810
speciesmuricatus(Volta 1796)

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.

Trygon muricatus Volta 1796
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Diagnosis
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