Aptychotrema

Aptychotrema is a genus of guitarfish, belonging to the family Rhinobatidae. They are found around Australia.

Aptychotrema
Eastern shovelnose ray (A. rostrata)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Family: Rhinobatidae
Genus: Aptychotrema
Norman, 1926
Type species
Rhinobatus (Syrrhina) bougainvillii
J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841

Species

There are three living species,[1] and one extinct species only known from fossil remains of Cenomanian age.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Aptychotrema in FishBase. March 2018 version.
  2. Bernárdez, E. (2002). Los dientes de seláceos del Cretácico de la depresión central asturiana. Univ. d'Oviedo: 1–476.


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