Arthrobatis

Arthrobatis; Temporal range: Rhaetian-Toarcian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes?
Superorder:	Batoidea?
Family:	†Arthrobatidae; Greenfield, 2024
Genus:	†Arthrobatis; Whitley, 1940
Type species
	†Arthrobatis rileyi; (Agassiz, 1843)
Synonyms
	Family synonymy Arthropteridae ; Jordan, 1905 (invalid name); ; Genus synonymy Arthropterus ; Agassiz, 1843 (preoccupied by Arthropterus Macleay, 1838); ; Species synonymy Arthropterus rileyi ; Agassiz, 1843; Platyrhina rileyi ; (Agassiz, 1843); ;

Arthrobatis is an extinct genus of possible rays that lived during the Late Triassic-Early Jurassic in the United Kingdom. It contains one species, A. rileyi, and is the only member of the family Arthrobatidae. It might be the oldest known batoid, but its exact age and affinities are uncertain.

^ Greenfield, T. (2024). "Arthrobatidae nom. nov., a replacement for the invalid name Arthropteridae Jordan, 1905 (?Chondrichthyes, ?Batomorphii)". Zootaxa. 5433 (2): 299–300. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5433.2.9.
^ Whitley, G.P. (1940). "The Nomenclator Zoologicus and some new fish names". The Australian Naturalist. 10 (7): 241–243.
^ Agassiz, J.L.R. (1837–1843). Recherches sur les poissons fossiles. Tome III. Neuchâtel, CH & Soleure, CH: Petitpierre & Jent et Gassmann. p. 379. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.4275.
^ Jordan, D.S. (1905). A Guide to the Study of Fishes. Vol I. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company. p. 553. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.57157.
^ Macleay, W.S. (1838). Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa; Being a Portion of the Objects of Natural History Chiefly Collected During an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, Under the Direction of Dr. Andrew Smith, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; Fitted Out by "The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa". London, UK: Smith, Elder and Co. p. 75. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.10416.
^ Giebel, C.G.A. (1848). Fauna der Vorwelt mit steter Berücksichtigung der lebenden Thiere. Erster Band: Wirbelthiere. Dritte Abtheilung: Fische. Leipzig, DE: F.A. Brockhaus. pp. 295 431. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.24938.

[Greenfield_2024-1] Greenfield, T. (2024). "Arthrobatidae nom. nov., a replacement for the invalid name Arthropteridae Jordan, 1905 (?Chondrichthyes, ?Batomorphii)". Zootaxa. 5433 (2): 299–300. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5433.2.9.

[Whitley_1940-2] Whitley, G.P. (1940). "The Nomenclator Zoologicus and some new fish names". The Australian Naturalist. 10 (7): 241–243.

[Agassiz_1843-3] Agassiz, J.L.R. (1837–1843). Recherches sur les poissons fossiles. Tome III. Neuchâtel, CH & Soleure, CH: Petitpierre & Jent et Gassmann. p. 379. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.4275.

[Jordan_1905-4] Jordan, D.S. (1905). A Guide to the Study of Fishes. Vol I. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company. p. 553. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.57157.

[Macleay_1838-5] Macleay, W.S. (1838). Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa; Being a Portion of the Objects of Natural History Chiefly Collected During an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, Under the Direction of Dr. Andrew Smith, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; Fitted Out by "The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa". London, UK: Smith, Elder and Co. p. 75. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.10416.

[Giebel_1848-6] Giebel, C.G.A. (1848). Fauna der Vorwelt mit steter Berücksichtigung der lebenden Thiere. Erster Band: Wirbelthiere. Dritte Abtheilung: Fische. Leipzig, DE: F.A. Brockhaus. pp. 295 431. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.24938.

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