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Dasyatis africana

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae

Taxonomy
Dasyatis africana was named by Dartevelle and Casier (1959).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Dasyatis africana Dartevelle and Casier
1987Dasyatis africana 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
speciesafricanaDartevelle and Casier 1959

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.

Dasyatis africana Dartevelle and Casier 1959
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available