Toarcibatis

Extinct genus of rays From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

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Toarcibatis
Temporal range: Toarcian
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Family: Toarcibatidae
Genus: Toarcibatis
Delsate & Candoni, 2001[1]
Type species
Toarcibatis elongata
Delsate & Candoni, 2001
Other species
  • Toarcibatis alticarinata
    Delsate & Candoni, 2001
  • Toarcibatis brevicristata
    Delsate & Candoni, 2001
  • Toarcibatis multicristata
    Delsate & Candoni, 2001
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