Rhynchorhina mauritaniensis

Taxonavigation: Rhinopristiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Infraclassis: Euselachii Division/Cohort: Neoselachii Subdivision/Subcohort: Batoidea Superordo: Batomorphii Ordo: Rhinopristiformes

Familia: Rhinidae
Genus: Rhynchorhina

Species: Rhynchorhina mauritaniensis

Name

Rhynchorhina mauritaniensis Séret & Naylor, 2016

• Holotype: MNHN 2003-610.
• Paratypes: (2) MNHN 2003-612 (1, 0), 2003-611 (1, 0).

Type locality: Iwik, Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania.

Etymology: The species is named after the Islamic Republic of Mauritania; the country where the only known material has been collected.

Vernacular names

English: False shark ray
français: Raie-guitare mauritanienne

References

• Séret, B. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2016. Rhynchorhina mauritaniensis, a new genus and species of wedgefish from the eastern central Atlantic (Elasmobranchii: Batoidea: Rhinidae). Zootaxa 4138(2): 291–308. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4138.2.4. Reference page.