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Aetobatus irregularis

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Aetobatidae

Taxonomy
Aetobatis irregularis was named by Agassiz (1843). Its type specimen is BMNH P.3054, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Aetobatus irregularis by Cassier (1966) and Cappetta (1987).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Aetobatis arcuatus Agassiz p. 327
1843Aetobatis irregularis Agassiz p. 327 figs. Pl 47, figs 3-5
1855Aetobatis perspicuus Leidy
1868Aetobatus arcuatus Cope p. 139
1889Aetobatis irregularis Woodward p. 128
1902Aetobatus arcuatus Hay p. 321
1902Aetobatus perspicuus Hay p. 321
1926Aetobatis irregularis Leriche p. 462
1938Aetobatus arcuatus Leriche p. 8
1942Aetobatis irregularis Leriche p. 26
1946Aetobatis irregularis Casier p. 109
1966Aetobatus irregularis Cassier p. 96
1968Aetobatus arcuatus Jonet p. 254
1987Aetobatus irregularis Cappetta p. 171
1998Aetobatus arcuatus Iturralde-Vinent et al. p. 142
2018Aetobatus arcuatus Kent p. 128

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
familyAetobatidaeAgassiz 1861
genusAetobatusBlainville 1816
speciesirregularis()

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.

†Aetobatus irregularis Agassiz 1843
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Invalid names: Aetobatis arcuatus Agassiz 1843 [synonym], Aetobatis perspicuus Leidy 1855 [synonym]
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Tortonian or 56.00000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Virginia) Aetobatis irregularis, Aetobatis arcuatus (84048)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Maryland) Aetobatis arcuatus (55255) Aetobatis irregularis (81880)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Aetobatus irregularis (13299 185935)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Virginia) Aetobatus irregularis (15595)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (New Jersey) Aetobatis irregularis (16411)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Aetobatis irregularis (41888) Aetobatus irregularis (41989 41992 41994 41996 41998)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Uzbekistan Aetobatus irregularis (62573)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Western Sahara Aetobatus irregularis (96686 96688)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Egypt Aetobatus irregularis (62468)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Maryland) Aetobatis arcuatus (84062)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria (Meiseldorf) Aetobatis arcuatus (65418)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Aetobatis arcuatus (18518)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Netherlands Aetobatis arcuatus (45505)
MN 5 - MN 615.97 - 12.75Portugal Aetobatis arcuatus (65912)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608India (Orissa) Aetobatus irregularis (46365)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Slovakia (Bratislava) Aetobatis arcuatus (58983)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Virginia) Aetobatis arcuatus (71798)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) Aetobatis arcuatus (55396 57782)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Slovakia (Bratislava) Aetobatis arcuatus (161996)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Poland Aetobatis arcuatus (121515)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Portugal Aetobatis arcuatus (56459)