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Batoidea (ray)

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Batoidea was named as an order. It is extant.

It was reranked as the superorder Batoidea by Herman (1979); it was synonymized subjectively with Batomorphii by Cappetta (1987); it was reranked as the unranked clade Batoidea by Long (2011).

It was assigned to Euselachiformes by Case (1978); to Chondrichthyes by Lancaster (1986); to Elasmobranchii by Herman (1979), Thurmond and Jones (1981) and Goodwin et al. (1999); and to Neoselachii by Long (2011).

Sister taxa
Rhinobatoidea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Batoidea Case p. 195
1979Batoidea Herman p. 64
1981Batoidea Thurmond and Jones p. 69
1986Batoidea Lancaster p. 125
1999Batoidea Goodwin et al. p. 731
2011Batoidea Long p. 242

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Batoidea
Batoidea

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.

Unr. Batoidea [ray]
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Subor. †Masticura Gill 1872
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G. †Brachioptera Gracianov 1906
Superfm. †Rhinobatoidea
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G. †Cristomylus Kirkland et al. 2013
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Cristomylus bulldogensis Kirkland et al. 2013
Cristomylus cifellii Kirkland et al. 2013
Cristomylus leptostemma Wynd et al. 2020
Cristomylus nelsoni Kirkland et al. 2013
G. †Engaibatis Arratia et al. 2002
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Engaibatis schultzei Arratia et al. 2002
Or. Torpediniformes [electric ray]
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Fm. Narcinidae Gill 1862 [numbfish]
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G. Benthobatis Alcock 1898
G. Discopyge Heckel 1846 [apron ray]
G. Narcine Henle 1834
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Narcine molini Jaekel 1894
Narcine olisiponensis Jonet 1968
Invalid names: Cyclonarce Gill 1862 [synonym], Gonionarce Gill 1862 [synonym], Syrraxis Bonaparte 1841 [synonym]
G. †Titanonarke de Carvalho 2010
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Titanonarke megapterygia Marramà et al. 2018
Titanonarke molini Jaekel 1894
Superfm. †Narcinoidea
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G. Heteronarce Regan 1921
Fm. Narkidae Fowler 1934 [sleeper ray]
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G. Bengalichthys Bengalichthys 1909
G. Narke Kaup 1826
G. Temera Gray 1831 [finless sleeper ray]
G. Typhlonarke Waite 1909 [blind electric ray]
Fm. Torpedinidae [torpedo]
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G. Astrape Muller and Henle 1838
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Astrape aysoni Hamilton 1901
G. †Eotorpedo White 1934
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Eotorpedo hilgendorfi Jaekel 1904
Eotorpedo jaekeli White 1934
Eotorpedo nolfi Herman 1974
Eotorpedo zennaroi Cappetta 1988
G. †Hypnarce Waite 1902
G. Hypnos Dumeril 1852
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Hypnos monopterygius Shaw and Nodder 1795
G. †Narcacion Klein 1775
G. †Tetronarce Gill 1862
G. Torpedo Houttuyn 1764 [torpedo]
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Torpedo acarinata Adnet 2006
Torpedo brasiliensis Olfers 1831
Torpedo gigantea de Blainville 1818
Torpedo pessanti Adnet 2006
Invalid names: Eunarce Fowler 1910 [synonym], Fimbriotorpedo Fritsch 1886 [synonym], Gymnotorpedo Fritsch 1886 [synonym], Narcobatus [synonym], Notastrape Whitley 1932 [synonym], Tetronarcine Tanaka 1908 [synonym]
Invalid names: Pristiformes [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available