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Plinthicus
Taxonomy
Plinthicus was named by Cope (1869) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l T Mi-m Sepkoski's reference number: 884].
It was assigned to Myliobatidae by Cope (1869), Hay (1902), Leriche (1942) and Rapp (1946); to Rhinopteridae by Purdy et al. (2001); to Myliobatiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Rhinopterinae by Cicimurri and Knight (2009); to Mobulidae by Cappetta (1987) and Kent (2018); and to Mobulinae by Cicimurri et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Myliobatidae by Cope (1869), Hay (1902), Leriche (1942) and Rapp (1946); to Rhinopteridae by Purdy et al. (2001); to Myliobatiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Rhinopterinae by Cicimurri and Knight (2009); to Mobulidae by Cappetta (1987) and Kent (2018); and to Mobulinae by Cicimurri et al. (2022).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1869 | Plinthicus Cope p. 316 |
1902 | Plinthicus Hay p. 321 |
1942 | Plinthicus Leriche p. 62 |
1946 | Plinthicus Rapp p. 511 |
1987 | Plinthicus Cappetta p. 177 |
2001 | Plinthicus Purdy et al. p. 95 |
2002 | Plinthicus Sepkoski |
2009 | Plinthicus Cicimurri and Knight p. 641 |
2018 | Plinthicus Kent p. 133 |
2022 | Plinthicus 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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available