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Pastinachus

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae

Taxonomy
Pastinachus was named by Rüppell (1828).

It was assigned to Dasyatidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Pastinachus Rüppell p. 122
1963Pastinachus Jordan p. 604

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
familyDasyatidaeJordan 1888
genusPastinachusRüppell 1828

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. †Pastinachus Rüppell 1828
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available