Arthrobatis Whitley 1940 (guitarfish)

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae

Synonym: Arthropterus Agassiz 1843 [replaced name]

Full reference: G. P. Whitley. 1940. The Nomenclator Zoologicus and some new fish names. Australian Naturalist 10:241-243

Parent taxon: Rhinobatidae according to M. E. Clapham 2023

See also Cappetta 1987, Jordan 1963, Sepkoski 2002 and Whitley 1940

Sister taxa: Aellopos, Belemnobatis, Cyclarthrus, Demiurga, Eorhinobatos, Euryarthra, Glaucostegus, Isidobatus, Myledaphus, Paratrygonorrhina, Platypterix, Pseudorhinobatos, Rhinobatos, Rhinobatus, Rhombopterygia, Rhynchobatis, Spathobatis, Squatinoraja, Syrrhina, Tarsistes, Terangabatis, Trygonorhina, Zapteryx

Subtaxa: Arthrobatis rileyi

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Arthrobatis in the database

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