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Myliobatis vicomicanus

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae

Taxonomy
Myliobatis vicomicanus was named by Cope (1868).

It was synonymized subjectively with Myliobatis gigas by Eastman (1904).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Myliobatis vicomicanus Cope p. 140
1902Myliobatis vicomicanus Hay p. 320
1942Myliobatis vicomicanus Leriche p. 59

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

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.

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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, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Serravallian or 13.82000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections: one only


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