Rhinoptera Temporal range:
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Rhinoptera steindachneri | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Myliobatiformes |
Suborder: | Myliobatoidei |
Superfamily: | Dasyatoidea |
Family: |
Rhinopteridae D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 |
Genus: |
Rhinoptera van Hasselt, 1824 |
Type species | |
Myliobatis marginata Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1817
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Rhinoptera is a genus of ray commonly known as the cownose rays. [2] This genus is the only member of the family Rhinopteridae.
There are currently 8 recognized extant (living) species in this genus: [2]
There are several other extinct species that only are known from fossil remains:
Rhinoptera Temporal range:
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Rhinoptera steindachneri | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Myliobatiformes |
Suborder: | Myliobatoidei |
Superfamily: | Dasyatoidea |
Family: |
Rhinopteridae D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 |
Genus: |
Rhinoptera van Hasselt, 1824 |
Type species | |
Myliobatis marginata Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1817
|
Rhinoptera is a genus of ray commonly known as the cownose rays. [2] This genus is the only member of the family Rhinopteridae.
There are currently 8 recognized extant (living) species in this genus: [2]
There are several other extinct species that only are known from fossil remains: