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Myliobatis magister

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae

Taxonomy
Myliobates magister was named by Leidy (1876). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Myliobatis magister by Leriche (1942) and Rapp (1946).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Myliobates magister Leidy p. 86
1942Myliobatis magister Leriche p. 59
1946Myliobatis magister Rapp p. 511

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
familyMyliobatidaeBonaparte 1838
genusMyliobatisCuvier 1816
speciesmagister()

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.

Myliobatis magister Leidy 1876
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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 07:05:51
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:51
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Miocene or 59.20000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) Myliobatis magister (3113)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (South Carolina) Myliobatis magister (18506)