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Eomobula stehmanni

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae

Taxonomy
Eomobula stehmanni was named by Herman et al. (1988). Its type specimen is IRSNB P4821, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Edegem, Ypresian, which is in a Ypresian marine sandstone in the Sables de Mons-en-Peleve Formation of Belgium. It is the type species of Eomobula.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Eomobula stehmanni Herman et al. p. 176 figs. Plate 1
1989Eomobula stehmanni Herman
2005Eomobula stehmanni Tabuce et al. p. 388

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
familyMyliobatidaeBonaparte 1838
subfamilyMobulinae(Gill 1893)
genusEomobula
speciesstehmanni

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.

Eomobula stehmanni Herman et al. 1988
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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 Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium (Antwerpen) Eomobula stehmanni (type locality: 91361)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Morocco Eomobula stehmanni (91339)