†Lessiniabatis aenigmatica Marramà et al. 2019 (stingray)
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Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes
Full reference: G. Marramà, G. Carnevale, L. Giusberti, G. J. P. Naylor, and J. Kriwet. 2019. A bizarre eocene dasyatoid batomorph (elasmobranchii, Myliobatiformes) from the Bolca Lagerstätte (italy) reveals a new, extinct body plan for stingrays. Nature Scientific Reports 9:14087
Belongs to Lessiniabatis according to G. Marramà et al. 2019
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNHN F.Bol.566 , a skeleton. Its type locality is Monte Bolca (Canossa collection), which is in a Ypresian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Italy.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca (Canossa collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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