Toarcibatis
Extinct genus of rays
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Toarcibatis is an extinct genus of rays that lived during the Early Jurassic. It contains four valid species which have been found in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, and Spain.[1] It was originally referred to the family "Archaeobatidae",[1] but the family would eventually be renamed "Toarcibatidae" to conform with ICZN rules..[2]
| Toarcibatis Temporal range: | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Family: | †Toarcibatidae |
| Genus: | †Toarcibatis Delsate & Candoni, 2001[1] |
| Type species | |
| †Toarcibatis elongata Delsate & Candoni, 2001 | |
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