Jump to content

Hemitrygon

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Yzx (talk | contribs) at 23:46, 8 September 2016 (→‎Species). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Hemitrygon
H. bennettii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Hemitrygon

Müller & Henle, 1838
Type species
Trygon bennettii
Müller & Henle, 1841
Synonyms
  • Toshia Whitley, 1933
  • Urolophoides Lindberg, 1930

Hemitrygon is a genus of stingrays in the family Dasyatidae. The genus was formerly regarded as a junior synonym of the genus Dasyatis.[1]

Species

The taxonomy of Hemitrygon requires revision, as some existing species may be synonyms and there may be undescribed species.

References

  1. ^ Last, P.R.; Naylor, G.J.; Manjaji-Matsumoto, B.M. (2016). "A revised classification of the family Dasyatidae (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes) based on new morphological and molecular insights". Zootaxa. 4139 (3): 345–368. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4139.3.2.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)