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Manta (manta)

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae

Taxonomy
Manta was named by Bancroft (1829) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Mantidae by Hay (1902); to Mobulidae by Jordan (1963) and Purdy et al. (2001); and to Myliobatiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Manta Bancroft
1902Manta Hay p. 321
1963Manta Jordan p. 605
2001Manta Purdy et al. p. 96
2002Manta Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
superfamilyMyliobatoidea
familyMyliobatidaeBonaparte 1838
subfamilyMobulinae(Gill 1893)
genusMantaBancroft 1829

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. Manta Bancroft 1829 [manta]
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Manta fragilis Cappetta 1970
Manta unios Leidy 1876
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available