| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Mobula (devil ray)
Taxonomy
Mobula was named by Rafinesque (1810) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Myliobatiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Mobulidae by Jordan (1963), Cappetta (1987), Purdy et al. (2001), Carillo-Briceño et al. (2014), Reinecke and Radwanski (2015), Carrillo-Briceño et al. (2016) and Kent (2018); and to Mobulinae by Cicimurri et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Myliobatiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Mobulidae by Jordan (1963), Cappetta (1987), Purdy et al. (2001), Carillo-Briceño et al. (2014), Reinecke and Radwanski (2015), Carrillo-Briceño et al. (2016) and Kent (2018); and to Mobulinae by Cicimurri et al. (2022).
Species
Synonyms
|
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1810 | Apterurus Rafinesque |
| 1810 | Mobula Rafinesque |
| 1810 | Cephalopterus Riso |
| 1816 | Dicerobatus Blainville |
| 1829 | Manta Bancroft |
| 1838 | Pterocephalus Swainson |
| 1894 | Ceratoptera Jaekel p. 63 |
| 1897 | Ceratobatis Boulenger |
| 1902 | Manta Hay p. 321 |
| 1963 | Apterurus Jordan p. 605 |
| 1963 | Cephalopterus Jordan p. 605 |
| 1963 | Ceratobatis Jordan p. 605 |
| 1963 | Ceratoptera Jordan p. 605 |
| 1963 | Dicerobatus Jordan p. 605 |
| 1963 | Manta Jordan p. 605 |
| 1963 | Mobula Jordan p. 605 |
| 1963 | Pterocephala Jordan p. 605 |
| 1987 | Mobula Cappetta p. 177 |
| 2001 | Manta Purdy et al. p. 96 |
| 2001 | Mobula Purdy et al. p. 96 |
| 2002 | Manta Sepkoski |
| 2002 | Mobula Sepkoski |
| 2014 | Mobula Carillo-Briceño et al. p. 86 |
| 2015 | Mobula Reinecke and Radwanski p. 16 |
| 2016 | Mobula Carrillo-Briceño et al. p. 88 |
| 2018 | Mobula Kent p. 133 |
| 2022 | Mobula Cicimurri et al. |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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. Mobula Rafinesque 1810 [devil ray]
show all | hide all
Mobula auriculata Rafinesque 1810 [giant devil ray]
†Mobula loupianensis Cappetta 1970
†Mobula pectinata Capetta 1970
Invalid names: Apterurus Rafinesque 1810 [synonym], Cephalopterus Riso 1810 [synonym], Ceratobatis Boulenger 1897 [synonym], Ceratoptera [synonym], Dicerobatus Blainville 1816 [synonym], Manta Bancroft 1829 [synonym], Pterocephalus Swainson 1838 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available