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Tethytrygon muricatus

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae

Taxonomy
Dasyatis muricata was named by Volta (1796). It is the type species of Tethytrygon.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Dasyatidae by Carnevale et al. (2014); it was recombined as Tethytrygon muricatus by Marramà et al. (2018).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1796Dasyatis muricata Volta
1861Dasyatis zigni Molin
1987Dasyatis muricata Cappetta p. 163
2018Tethytrygon muricatus Marramà et al. p. 170

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
familyDasyatidaeJordan 1888
genusTethytrygon
speciesmuricatus(Volta 1796)

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.

Tethytrygon muricatus Volta 1796
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Invalid names: Dasyatis zigni Molin 1861 [synonym]
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: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Dasyatis muricata (94830)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy (Verona) Dasyatis muricata, Dasyatis zigni (219837)