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Dasyatis russelli

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae

Taxonomy
Dasyatis russelli was named by Cappetta (1972). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sessao, which is in a Thanetian marginal marine marl in Niger.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Dasyatis russelli Cappetta p. 208 figs. Pl 5, figs 10-19
1987Dasyatis russelli 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
speciesrusselli

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 russelli Cappetta 1972
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Diagnosis
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