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Trygon dux

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae

Taxonomy
Raja dux was named by Cope (1867). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Trygon dux by Leriche (1942).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Raja dux Cope p. 141
1868Raja dux Cope p. 141
1902Raja dux Hay p. 316
1942Trygon dux Leriche p. 57

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
familyDasyatidaeJordan 1888
genusTrygonRafinesque 1810
speciesdux(Cope 1867)

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 dux Cope 1867
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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: Serravallian or 13.82000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) Raja dux (55396 57782)