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Dasyatis hexagonalis

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae

Taxonomy
Dasyatis hexagonalis was named by Arambourg (1952).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Dasyatis hexagonalis Arambourg
1987Dasyatis hexagonalis Cappetta p. 163
1997Dasyatis hexagonalis Noubhani and Cappetta p. 101 figs. Pl 50, figs 1-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
familyDasyatidaeJordan 1888
genusDasyatisRafinesque 1810
specieshexagonalisArambourg 1952

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 hexagonalis Arambourg 1952
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Morocco Dasyatis hexagonalis (214373)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Morocco Dasyatis hexagonalis (83311 91362 116900 137838 137839 210053 214369 214370 214372 214834)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Arkansas) Dasyatis hexagonalis (206776)