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Dasyatis wochadunensis

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae

Taxonomy
Dasyatis wochadunensis was named by Ward (1979). Its type specimen is BMNH P. 59560 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ockendon Clay Plant, which is in a Ypresian marine claystone in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Dasyatis wochadunensis Ward p. 76 figs. Figs. 2a-b, Plate 1, 1-3
1987Dasyatis wochadunensis Cappetta p. 163

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
familyDasyatidaeJordan 1888
genusDasyatisRafinesque 1810
specieswochadunensis

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Diagnosis
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