Rhinoptera

Rhinoptera
Temporal range: Thanetian–recent[1]
Rhinoptera steindachneri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Clade: Batomorphi
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Rhinopteridae
D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Genus: Rhinoptera
van Hasselt, 1824
Type species
Myliobatis marginata
Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1817

Rhinoptera is a genus of ray commonly known as the cownose rays.[2] This genus is the only member of the family Rhinopteridae.

  1. ^ Sepkoski, J. (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2008-02-23.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Rhinoptera". FishBase. April 2015 version.