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Gymnuridae 
AphiaID: 105709

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Neoselachii (Subclass) > Batoidea (Infraclass) > Rajiformes (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Rajiformes
Sources  basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English butterfly rays  [details]
Direct child
taxa

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 Genus Gymnura van Hasselt, 1823

Genus Aetoplatea Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1841 accepted as Gymnura van Hasselt, 1823
Genus Gymmnura accepted as Gymnura van Hasselt, 1823
Genus Gymmura accepted as Gymnura van Hasselt, 1823
Genus Pastinaca accepted as Dasyatis Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Pteroplatea accepted as Gymnura van Hasselt, 1823
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105709
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Gymnuridae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105709 on 2013-05-25
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