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Rhinoptera marginata

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae

Taxonomy
Myliobatis marginata was named by Saint-Hilaire (1809). It is the type species of Rhinoptera.

It was recombined as Rhinoptera marginata by Hay (1902) and Cappetta (1987).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1809Myliobatis marginata Saint-Hilaire
1902Rhinoptera marginata Hay p. 321
1987Rhinoptera marginata Cappetta p. 173

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
familyMyliobatidaeBonaparte 1838
subfamilyRhinopterinae(Jordan and Evermann 1896)
genusRhinopteraCuvier 1829
speciesmarginata(Saint-Hilaire 1809)

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.

Rhinoptera marginata Saint-Hilaire 1809
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available