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Mesobatis

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae

Taxonomy
Mesobatis was named by Leidy (1877). Its type is Aetobatis eximius.

It was assigned to Myliobatidae by Hay (1902).

Species
M. eximius

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Mesobatis Leidy
1902Mesobatis Hay p. 320

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
familyMyliobatidaeBonaparte 1838
genusMesobatisLeidy 1877

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. †Mesobatis Leidy 1877
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†Mesobatis eximius Leidy 1855
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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available