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Protoplatyrhina

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes

Taxonomy
Protoplatyrhina was named by Case (1978) [Sepkoski's age data: K Turo K Camp Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. Its type is Protoplatyrhina renae.

It was assigned to Rhinobatidae by Case (1978); to Galeomorphii by Sepkoski (2002); to Hypsobatidae by Bourdon et al. (2011); and to Rhinobatoidei by Cappetta (1987) and Hoganson et al. (2019).

Species
P. renae (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Protoplatyrhina Case p. 193
1987Protoplatyrhina Cappetta p. 142
2002Protoplatyrhina Sepkoski
2011Protoplatyrhina Bourdon et al. p. 40
2019Protoplatyrhina Hoganson et al. p. 34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
suborderRhinobatoideiFowler 1941
genusProtoplatyrhina

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.

G. †Protoplatyrhina Case 1978
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Protoplatyrhina renae Case 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available