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Trygon muricatus

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae

Taxonomy
Raja muricata was named by Volta (1796).

It was recombined as Trygon (Taeniura) muricata by Jaekel (1894); it was recombined as Trygon muricatus by Eastman (1904).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1796Raja muricata Volta p. 111
1894Trygon (Taeniura) muricata Jaekel p. 142
1904Trygon muricatus Eastman p. 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
familyDasyatidaeJordan 1888
genusTrygonRafinesque 1810
speciesmuricatus(Volta 1796)

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.

†Trygon muricatus Volta 1796
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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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Trygon muricata (55239)