Myeladaphus Cope 1876 (ray)

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1876. Descriptions of some vertebrate remains from the Fort Union Beds of Montana. Paleontological Bulletin 22:1-14

Parent taxon: Rajiformes according to P. A. Johnston 1980

See also Cope 1876

Sister taxa: Antiquaobatis, Archaeobatidae, Archingeayia, Cyclobatidae, Dynatobatis, Engolismaia, Erguitaia, Hamrabatis, Hexatrygon, Hypolophidae, Hypsobatidae, Kiestus, Oncobatis, Ostarriraja, Parapalaeobatidae, Plesiobatis, Pristoidei, Rajidae, Rajoidei, Rhina, Rhinobatoidei, Sclerorhynchoidei, Sechmetia, Spathobatidae, Squatirhina, Tanoutia, Tomewingia, Torpedinoidea, Urobatis, Urotrygon, Zanobatus, Iberotrygon

Subtaxa: Myeladaphus bipartitus

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Type: Myeladaphus bipartitus

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Myeladaphus in the database

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