Rhinoptera

Rhinoptera
Temporal range: Thanetian–recent[1]
Rhinoptera steindachneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
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.

Species

There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:

See also

References

  1. Sepkoski, J. (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560.
  2. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2015). Species of Rhinoptera in FishBase. April 2015 version.


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