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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
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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Calabrian or 2.58800 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781Kenya (Rift Valley) Dasyatis africana (21292)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Kenya Dasyatis africana (21398 21418 21420 21461 21483 21486 21504)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.781Kenya Dasyatis africana (21367 21370 21421 21462 21495 21498 22342)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781Kenya Dasyatis africana (21368 21450)