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Taeniura grabata

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae

Taxonomy
Taeniura grabata was named by Saint-Hilaire (1817). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Taeniura grabata Saint-Hilaire

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
familyDasyatidaeJordan 1888
genusTaeniuraMiller and Henle 1837
speciesgrabataSaint-Hilaire 1817

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.

Taeniura grabata Saint-Hilaire 1817
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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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Messinian or 11.62000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Taeniura grabata (160565 160567)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Taeniura grabata (96700)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Portugal Taeniura grabata (91423)
MN 137.246 - 4.9Portugal (Alvalade) Taeniura grabata (65955)