Aptychotrema

Aptychotrema is a genus of guitarfish, belonging to the family Rhinobatidae. They are found around Australia.

Aptychotrema
Eastern shovelnose ray (A. rostrata)
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Aptychotrema

Norman, 1926
Type species
Rhinobatus (Syrrhina) bougainvillii
J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841

Species

There are three living species,[1] and one extinct species only known from fossil remains of Cenomanian age.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Aptychotrema in FishBase. March 2018 version.
  2. Bernárdez, E. (2002). Los dientes de seláceos del Cretácico de la depresión central asturiana. Univ. d'Oviedo: 1–476.


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