Manta (genus)

This article is about the animal. For things named after it, see Manta (disambiguation) and Devil ray (disambiguation).
Manta ray
Temporal range: 23–0 Ma[1]
Early Miocene to Present
Manta ray at Hin Daeng, Thailand
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Myliobatidae
Genus: Manta
Bancroft, 1829

Manta is a small genus of pelagic rays in the family Myliobatidae. It currently consists of two recognized species.

Species

References

  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=575&rank=class. Retrieved 2008-01-09.