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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
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 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. |
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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]
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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
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the MN 13 or 47.80000 to 4.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma
Collections (29 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lutetian | Togo | Mobula sp. (32991) | |
| Priabonian | Western Sahara | Mobula sp. (96686 96688) | |
| Rupelian | USA (South Carolina) | Mobula sp. (60444 224900) | |
| Chattian | USA (South Carolina) | Mobula loupianensis (97550) | |
| Aquitanian | Colombia (La Guajira) | Mobula sp. (182218) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | USA (North Carolina) | Manta melanyae (71660) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Venezuela (Paraguana) | Mobula sp. (118106) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | India (Orissa) | Narcine sp. (42842) | |
| Aquitanian - Langhian | USA (North Carolina) | Mobula sp. (48887) | |
| Burdigalian | Pakistan (Balochistan) | Mobula sp. (77783) | |
| Langhian | Mexico (Baja California) | Mobula sp. (52183) | |
| Middle Miocene | Japan (Gifu) | Manta sp., Mobula sp. (161445) | |
| Serravallian | USA (Virginia) | Mobula sp. (187324) | |
| Serravallian - Tortonian | Ecuador | Mobula sp. (204346) | |
| Badenian | Poland | Mobula loupianensis (162017) | |
| Tortonian | Panama (Colon) | Mobula hypostoma, Mobula munkiana (160567) | |
| Tortonian | Belgium | Mobula sp. (217346) | |
| Tortonian | Panama | Mobula munkiana (118105) Mobula munkiana, Mobula hypostoma (96700) | |
| Tortonian - Zanclean | Ecuador | Mobula sp. (204352) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Costa Rica (Limon) | Manta sp., Mobula hypostoma, Mobula lorenzoizanoi (162678) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Panama (Panama) | Mobula spp. (191988 191989) Mobula thurstoni, Mobula tarapacana, Mobula spp. (191987 191998) | |
| MN 13 | Portugal (Alvalade) | Mobula sp. (65955) | |
| Zanclean | USA (North Carolina) | Manta sp., Mobula sp. (52582) |