Argoubia barbei

Taxonavigation: Dasyatoidea

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: Myliobatiformes Subordo: Myliobatoidei Superfamilia: Dasyatoidea

Familia: Mobulidae
Genus: †Argoubia
Species: †Argoubia barbei

Name

†Argoubia barbei Adnet et al., 2012

• Holotype: DAK3-1 housed at the University of Montpellier.

Type locality: : Locality DAK3. Unit 2 level B1, close to El Argoub, south of Ad Dakhla, south-western Morocco.

Etymology: Species dedicated to Mr Gérard Barbe for his help in the field and for donation of material.

References

• Adnet, S., Cappetta, H., Guinot, G. & Notarbartolo di Sciara, G. 2012. Evolutionary history of the devilrays (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes) from fossil and morphological inference. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 166: 132–159. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00844.x Reference page.