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Genus of cartilaginous fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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: | |
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Rhinoptera steindachneri | |
Scientific classification | |
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 |
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:
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