Aptychotrema
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| Eastern shovelnose ray (A. rostrata) | |
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| Genus: | Aptychotrema Norman, 1926
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| Rhinobatus (Syrrhina) bougainvillii J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841
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Aptychotrema is a genus of guitarfish, belonging to the family Rhinobatidae. They are found around Australia.
Species
There are three living species,[1] and one extinct species only known from fossil remains of Cenomanian age.[2]
- †Aptychotrema massoniae Bernardez, 2002
- Aptychotrema rostrata Shaw, 1794 (Eastern shovelnose ray or Short-snouted shovelnose ray) - synonym: Aptychotrema bougainvillii J. P. Müller & Henle, 841
- Aptychotrema timorensis Last, 2004 (Spotted shovelnose ray)
- Aptychotrema vincentiana Haacke, 1885 (Western shovelnose ray)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Aptychotrema in FishBase. March 2018 version.
- ^ Bernárdez, E. (2002). Los dientes de seláceos del Cretácico de la depresión central asturiana. Univ. d'Oviedo: 1–476.
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