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Eoplinthicus

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae

Taxonomy
Eoplinthicus was named by Cappetta and Stringer (2002).

It was assigned to Mobulinae by Ebersole et al. (2019).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Eoplinthicus Cappetta and Stringer
2019Eoplinthicus Ebersole et al. p. 147

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
familyMyliobatidaeBonaparte 1838
subfamilyMobulinae(Gill 1893)
genusEoplinthicusCappetta and Stringer 2002

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. †Eoplinthicus Cappetta and Stringer 2002
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Eoplinthicus yazooensis Cappetta and Stringer 2002
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 Bartonian to the top of the Priabonian or 41.30000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) E. yazooensis (176944)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Egypt E. sp. (137546 137547 137548 137550 137554 137556 137558 137573 137575 137583 137586 137588)