Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Platyrhinidae
Alternative spelling: Plathyrhinidae
Parent taxon: Rhinobatoidei according to G. Guinot et al. 2012
See also Cappetta 1987, Carnevale et al. 2014, Claeson et al. 2013, Jordan 1963, Nelson et al. 2016 and Underwood 2006
Sister taxa: Asterodermus, Asterodermus platypterus, Ataktobatis, Protoplatyrhina, Pseudohypolophus, Pseudomyledaphus, Rhinobatidae, Turoniabatis, Vascobatis
Subtaxa: Analithis Arhynchobatis Britobatos Cretaplatyrhinoidis Discobatus Eoplatyrhina Platyrhina Platyrhinoidis Pseudoplatyrhina Tethybatis Tingitanius
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)
• Eocene of Egypt (4), Italy (4), Ukraine (1), United States (2: Mississippi, South Carolina)
• Paleocene of United States (1: California)
• Cretaceous of France (7), Italy (1), Morocco (1), the United Kingdom (6)
Total: 28 collections including 34 occurrences