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Pastinaca

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae

Taxonomy
Pastinaca was named by Dekay (1842).

It was assigned to Squalidae by Leidy (1860); and to Dasyatidae by Jordan (1963).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Pastinaca Dekay p. 210
1860Pastinaca Leidy p. 119
1963Pastinaca 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
genusPastinacaDekay 1842

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. †Pastinaca Dekay 1842
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Pastinaca hastata DeKay 1842
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: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available