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Rhinopterinae (cow-nosed ray)

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Rhinopteridae Jordan and Evermann
1963Rhinopteridae Jordan p. 605
1968Rhinopteridae Jonet p. 254
1981Rhinopteridae Thurmond and Jones p. 76
1987Rhinopteridae Cappetta p. 172
2001Rhinopteridae Purdy et al. p. 95
2009Rhinopterinae Cicimurri and Knight p. 641
2016Rhinopterinae Nelson et al. p. 94
2017Rhinopteridae Szabo et al.
2018Rhinopteridae Kent p. 130
2019Rhinopterinae Ebersole et al. p. 135
2020Rhinopteridae Villafaña et al. p. 744
2022Rhinopterinae Cicimurri et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
familyMyliobatidaeBonaparte 1838
subfamilyRhinopterinae(Jordan and Evermann 1896)
subfamilyRhinopterinae(Jordan and Evermann 1896)

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.

Subfm. Rhinopterinae Jordan and Evermann 1896 [cow-nosed ray]
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G. †Eorhinoptera Case et al. 2011
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†Eorhinoptera grabdai Case et al. 2011
G. †Garabatis
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†Garabatis atlasi Cappetta 1993
G. Rhinoptera Cuvier 1829 [cownose ray]
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†Rhinoptera daviesii Woodward 1889
†Rhinoptera dubius Leidy 1855
†Rhinoptera maja Udovichenko and Nessov 1987
†Rhinoptera marginata Saint-Hilaire 1809
†Rhinoptera prisca Woodward 1907
†Rhinoptera raeburni White 1934
†Rhinoptera rasilis Bohm 1926
†Rhinoptera schultzi Hiden 1995
†Rhinoptera sherboni White 1926
†Rhinoptera sherborni White 1926
†Rhinoptera smithi Jordan and Beal 1910
†Rhinoptera studeri Agassiz 1843
†Rhinoptera woodwardi Agassiz 1843
Invalid names: Micromesus Gill 1865 [synonym], Mylorhina Gill 1865 [synonym], Trikeras Harless 1850 [synonym], Trycera Doderlein 1884 [synonym], Zygobatis Agassiz 1838 [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: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Gelasian or 99.60000 to 1.80600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma

Collections (146 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Brazil (Pernambuco) Rhinoptera prisca (167994)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Rhinoptera sp. (214509)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India (Maharashtra) Rhinoptera sp. (60397)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Paleocene70.6 - 61.7USA (New Jersey) Rhinoptera sp. (26819)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Arkansas) Rhinoptera sp. (206776)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Nigeria Rhinoptera sp. (7791)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Algeria Garabatis atlasi (232262)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) Rhinoptera sp. (3113)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Mississippi) Rhinoptera sp. (62872)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (South Carolina) Rhinoptera sp. (15074)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (South Carolina) Eorhinoptera grabdai (203258)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Rhinoptera davisesi (13299)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Senegal Rhinoptera sp., Garabatis atlasi (209379)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Rhinoptera sp. (81179 209524)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Pakistan Rhinoptera sp. (79971)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Virginia) Rhinoptera sherboni (15595)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Rhinoptera sp. (13346 81224 209521)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Nigeria Rhinoptera sherborni (60711)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Morocco Garabatis sp. (91339)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Rhinoptera sp. (209370 209371)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Rhinoptera sherborni (41989 41992 41994 41998)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Togo Rhinoptera sp. (32991)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Egypt Rhinoptera sp. (137540 137541)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Uzbekistan Rhinoptera sherborni (45701 45702 62573)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene47.8 - 33.9Chile Rhinoptera sp. (99479)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Rhinoptera sp. (16542)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Rhinoptera sp. (16848 81266 81278 176944 205834 209520)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Nigeria Rhinoptera sherborni (32905)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (North Carolina) Rhinoptera sp. 1, Rhinoptera sp. 2, Rhinoptera sp. (5387)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Tunisia (Sidi Bouzid Township) Garabatis sp. (173640)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Namibia (Sperrgebiet) Rhinoptera rasilis (149316)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Rhinoptera sp. (75638)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Egypt Rhinoptera sp. (137546 137547 137548 137550 137551 137552 137558 137563 137564 137568 137569 137573 137580 137582 137583 137584 137586 137588) Rhinoptera sp., Garabatis sp. (137579) Rhinopteridae indet. (145984)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (South Carolina) Rhinoptera sp. (202013 202014)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Rhinoptera sp. (45640)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Western Sahara Rhinoptera sp. (96688) Rhinoptera sp., Garabatis sp. (96686)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Chile Rhinoptera sp. (99478)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Rhinoptera sp. (160397)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France Rhinoptera sp. (69805)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Oman (Dhofar) Rhinoptera sp. (175334)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4Germany Rhinoptera sp. (46097)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Japan (Saga) Rhinoptera sp. (204551)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (South Carolina) Rhinoptera sp. (224900)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Peru Rhinoptera sp. (199562)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (North Carolina) Rhinoptera sp. (71651)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (South Carolina) Rhinoptera sp. (211540) Rhinoptera studeri (97550)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Hungary (Esztergom) Rhinoptera studeri, Rhinoptera schultzi (186636)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Baja California Sur) Aetobatus smithii (43807)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil Rhinoptera studeri (112581)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) Rhinoptera studera (112580) Rhinoptera studeri (65162 112593)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India (Orissa) Rhinoptera sherborni (42842)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.03 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Rhinoptera sp. (48887)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Texas) Rhinoptera sp. (18614)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (South Carolina) Rhinoptera dubia (18506)
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588South Africa Rhinoptera dubia (22220)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Colombia (La Guajira) Rhinopteridae sp. (166506)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Pakistan (Balochistan) Rhinoptera sp. (77783)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Saudi Arabia Rhinoptera sp. (47026)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Zygobatis sp. (18587)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Bavaria) Rhinoptera sp. (210593)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Portugal (Lisbon) Rhinoptera studeri (36628)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Lara) Rhinoptera sp. (145379)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Rhinoptera sp. (18518)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Netherlands Rhinoptera sp. (45505)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Austria (Styria) Rhinoptera studeri, Rhinoptera schultzi (148227)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Austria Rhinoptera sp. (51002)
MN 5 - MN 615.97 - 12.75Portugal Rhinoptera studeri (65912)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Venezuela (Falcon) Rhinoptera sp. (161210)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Hokuriku) Rhinoptera sp. (161492)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Austria (Styria) Rhinoptera schultzi (161913) Rhinoptera studeri (161938)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Gifu) Rhinoptera sp. (161445)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Costa Rica Rhinoptera sp. (91357)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608India (Orissa) Rhinoptera raeburni (46365)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Panama (Colon) Rhinoptera steindachneri (160574)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Austria (Styria) Rhinoptera studeri, Rhinoptera schultzi (161908)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Virginia) Rhinoptera sp. (126605 187324)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland Rhinoptera sp., Rhinoptera schultzi (162017)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Slovakia (Bratislava) Rhinoptera sp. (161996)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Peru Rhinoptera sp. (176133)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Portugal Rhinoptera sp. (91355)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Rhinoptera steindachneri (160567)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Rhinoptera sp. (24237 187583) Rhinoptera steindachneri (96700 118105)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Virginia) Rhinoptera sp. (152251)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Portugal Rhinoptera studeri (56459)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Netherlands Rhinoptera sp. (53889)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Costa Rica (Limon) Rhinoptera studeri (162678)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Venezuela Rhinoptera sp. (92751)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) Rhinoptera sp. (162677)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Panama (Panama) Rhinoptera sp. (191987 191989 191994 191995 191996)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Costa Rica (Puntarenas) Rhinoptera sp. (144596)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Portugal Rhinoptera sp. (91423)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (Virginia) Rhinoptera sp. (179732)
MN 137.246 - 4.9Portugal Rhinoptera sp. (65954)
MN 137.246 - 4.9Portugal (Alvalade) Rhinoptera sp. (65955)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) Rhinoptera bonasus (77594)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Angola Rhinoptera brasiliensis (154111)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Rhinoptera bonasus (22712)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ecuador Rhinoptera sp. (204353)