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Rhombopterygia rajoides

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae

Taxonomy
Rhombopterygia rajoides was named by Cappetta (1980). Its type specimen is MNHN 1961-29-195 A & B and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hadjoula (MNHN collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Sannine Limestone Formation of Lebanon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Rhombopterygia rajoides Cappetta
1987Rhombopterygia rajoides Cappetta p. 137
2004Rhombopterygia rajoides Brito and Dutheil p. 102 fig. 2A

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
suborderRhinobatoideiFowler 1941
familyRhinobatidaeMüller and Henle 1837
genusRhombopterygia
speciesrajoides

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.

†Rhombopterygia rajoides Cappetta 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available