Rhinoptera

Rhinoptera is a genus of ray commonly known as the cownose rays.[2] This genus is the only member of the family Rhinopteridae.

Rhinoptera
Temporal range: Thanetian–recent[1]
Rhinoptera steindachneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Rhinopteridae
D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Genus: Rhinoptera
van Hasselt, 1824
Type species
Myliobatis marginata
Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1817

Species

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 prisca Woodward, 1907
  • Rhinoptera rasilis Böhm, 1926
  • Rhinoptera raeburni White, 1934
  • Rhinoptera schultzi Hiden, 1995
  • Rhinoptera sherborni White, 1926
  • Rhinoptera smithii Jordan & Beal, 1913
  • Rhinoptera studeri Agassiz, 1843
  • Rhinoptera woodwardi Agassiz, 1843

See also

  • List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish

References

  1. Sepkoski, J. (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2008-02-23.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). Species of Rhinoptera in FishBase. April 2015 version.


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