†Pteroplatea lapislutosa David 1943 (stingray)
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Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Gymnuridae
Full reference: L. R. David. 1943. Miocene Fishes of Southern California. Geological Society of America Special Paper 43:1-187
Belongs to Pteroplatea according to L. R. David 1943
Sister taxa: Gymnura altavela, Gymnura delpiti, Gymnura grootaerti, Gymnura hovestadti, Gymnura laterialata, Gymnura micura
Type specimen: Its type locality is White Point, which is in a Barstovian marine shale in the Monterey Formation of California
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at White Point
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