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Myliobatis gigas

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae

Taxonomy
Myliobatis gigas was named by Cope (1868).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Myliobatis gigas Cope p. 140
1902Myliobatis gigas Hay p. 320
1942Myliobatis gigas Leriche p. 60

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

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 gigas Cope 1868
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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: Serravallian or 13.82000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (South Carolina) Myliobatis gigas (18506)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) Myliobatis gigas (55396 57782)