Rhinoptera
| Rhinoptera Temporal range: Thanetian–recent[1] | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pacific cownose ray (R. steindachneri) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Myliobatidae |
| Genus: | Rhinoptera van Hasselt, 1824 |
| Type species | |
| Myliobatis marginata Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1817 | |
Rhinoptera, a genus of eagle rays, family Myliobatidae, commonly known as the cownose rays, contains these species:[2]
- Rhinoptera adspersa J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 (rough cownose ray)
- Rhinoptera bonasus (Mitchill, 1815) (cownose ray)
- Rhinoptera brasiliensis J. P. Müller, 1836 (Brazilian or Ticon cownose ray)
- Rhinoptera javanica J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 (flapnose ray)
- Rhinoptera jayakari Boulenger, 1895 (Oman cownose ray)
- Rhinoptera marginata (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) (Lusitanian cownose ray)
- Rhinoptera neglecta J. D. Ogilby, 1912 (Australian cownose ray)
- Rhinoptera steindachneri Evermann & O. P. Jenkins, 1891 (Pacific cownose ray)
See also
- List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish
References
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Rhinoptera in FishBase. February 2011 version.