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Dasyatoidei (disused)

Chondrichthyes - Batoidei

Taxonomy
Dasyatoidei is a superfamily. It is extant.

It was assigned to Batoidea by Case (1979); to Rajiformes by Case (1981); and to Batoidei by Case and Schwimmer (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Dasyatoidei Case p. 85
1981Dasyatoidei Case p. 68
1988Dasyatoidei Case and Schwimmer p. 295

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
EuselachiformesMaisey 1975
orderBatoidei
superfamilyDasyatoidei
superfamilyDasyatoidei

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. Dasyatoidei
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:35:41
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:35:41
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available