Zapteryx

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: Trygonorrhinidae
Genus: Zapteryx

Species: Z. brevirostris – Z. exasperata – Z. xyster

Name

Zapteryx Jordan & Gilbert, 1880

• Type species: Platyrhina exasperata Jordan & Gilbert, 1880

Etymology: za-, (= very); pteryx (= fin), referring to larger vertical fins compared to those of skates (Raja). (From: The ETYFish project)

References

• Last, P.R., Séret, B. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2016. A new species of guitarfish, Rhinobatos borneensis sp. nov. with a redefinition of the family-level classification in the order Rhinopristiformes (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea). Zootaxa 4117(4): 451–475. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4117.4.1. Reference page. 
• Jordan, D.S. & Gilbert, C.H. 1880. On the generic relations of Platyrhina exasperata. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 3(119): 53. BHL Reference page.