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Merabatis praealba

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes

Taxonomy
Raja praealba was named by Arambourg (1952). It is the type species of Merabatis.

It was recombined as Merabatis praealba by Cappetta (1987) and Noubhani and Cappetta (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Raja praealba Arambourg
1987Merabatis praealba Cappetta p. 170
1997Merabatis praealba Noubhani and Cappetta p. 122

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
superfamilyDasyatoideaWhitley 1940
genusMerabatisCappetta 1983
speciespraealba(Arambourg 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.

Merabatis praealba Arambourg 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available