Myliobatiformes

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Myliobatiformes
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous to recent[1]
Short-tail stingray, Dasyatis brevicaudata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Myliobatiformes
Compagno
, 1973
Type species
Myliobatis aquila
Suborders

See text for families.

Camouflaged porcupine ray

Myliobatiformes (

derived members evolved their highly flattened shapes independently of the skates.[7][8]

Classification

Nelson's Fishes of the World arranges the Myliobatiformes as:[9][10]

  1. ^
    sister taxon to Rhinopristiformes.[4]
  2. ^ a b Recognised as family by some authorities[11]

The family Aetobatidae is recognised by some authorities. It contains the genus Aetobatus, which is otherwise part of Myliobatinae. [12][11]

The families Myliobatidae and Rhombodontidae are sometimes grouped in their own superfamily,

Myliobatoidea.[13]

References

  1. ISSN 0272-4634
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  2. ^ Naylor, G.J.P.; Caira, J.N.; Jensen, K.; Rosana, K.A.M.; Straube, N.; Lakner, C. (2012). "Elasmobranch Phylogeny: A Mitochondrial Estimate Based on 595 Species". In Carrier, J.C.; Musick, J.A.; Heithaus, M.R. (eds.). Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives (2 ed.). CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. pp. 31–56.
  3. PMID 22209858
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  4. PMID 27395187
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  5. ^ Froese, R.; Pauly, D. "Myliobatiformes". WoRMS. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Order Summary for Myliobatiformes". FishBase. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  7. ISBN 0-471-25031-7
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  8. ^ Martin, R. Aidan. "Myliobatiformes: Stingrays". ReefQuest Centre for Shark Research. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  9. ISBN 978-0-471-25031-9
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  10. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6
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  11. ^
    ISBN 9780643109148
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  12. PMID 27470816
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  13. doi:10.32857/bap.2019.398
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