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Paratrygon

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae

Taxonomy
Paratrygon was named by Dumeríl (1865).

It was assigned to Dasyatidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Paratrygon Dumeríl p. 337
1963Paratrygon Jordan p. 604

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
familyDasyatidaeJordan 1888
genusParatrygonDumeríl 1865

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.

G. †Paratrygon Dumeríl 1865
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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: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Peru P. sp. (199563)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Peru P. sp. (199562)