†Spathobatis moorbergensis Thies 1983 (guitarfish)
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Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
Full reference: D. Thies. 1983. Jurazeitliche Neoselachier aus Deutschland und S-England (Jurassic neoselachians from German and S-England). Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 58:1-116
Belongs to Spathobatis according to Thies 1983
Sister taxa: Spathobatis bugesiacus, Spathobatis delsatei, Spathobatis halteri, Spathobatis mutterlosei, Spathobatis rugosus, Spathobatis uppensis, Spathobatis werneri
Type specimen: SMF 7151, a set of teeth. Its type locality is Moorberg, near Hannover, which is in an Aalenian marine horizon in Germany.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Moorberg, near Hannover
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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