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Myliobatis toliapicus

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae

Taxonomy
Myliobates toliapicus was named by Agassiz (1843).

It was recombined as Myliobatis toliapicus by Leriche (1926), White (1926), Casier (1946) and Cassier (1966).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. angustidens, M. fremenvillii, M. meridionalis, M. moralensis, M. oligocaenus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Myliobates toliapicus Agassiz p. 321 figs. Pl 47, figs 15-20
1926Myliobatis toliapicus Leriche p. 462
1926Myliobatis toliapicus White p. 44
1946Myliobatis toliapicus Casier p. 108
1966Myliobatis toliapicus Cassier p. 94

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
familyMyliobatidaeBonaparte 1838
genusMyliobatisCuvier 1816
speciestoliapicus()

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.

†Myliobatis toliapicus Agassiz 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:05:51
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:51
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Bartonian or 56.00000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Myliobatis toliapicus (13299)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Myliobatis toliapicus (13346)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Myliobatis toliapicus (41888 41989 41992 41994 41998)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Nigeria Myliobatis toliapicus (60711 77257 187560)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Nigeria Myliobatis toliapicus (32905)