†Belemnobatis picteti Cappetta 1975 (guitarfish)
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Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
Alternative combination: Rhinobatos picteti
Full reference: H. Cappetta. 1975. Sélaciens et holocéphale du Gargasien de la région de Gargas (Vaucluse). Gélogie Méditerranéenne 2:115-134
Belongs to Belemnobatis according to C. J. Underwood 2004
See also Cappetta 1975, Cappetta 1987, Kriwet 1999 and Underwood and Rees 2002
Sister taxa: Belemnobatis kermacki, Belemnobatis noviodunumensis, Belemnobatis sismondae, Belemnobatis stahli, Belemnobatis variabilis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (1 collection), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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