Rhynchorhina

Taxonavigation: Rhinopristiformes

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: Rhinopristiformes

Familia: Rhinidae
Genus: Rhynchorhina

Species: R. mauritaniensis

Name

Rhynchorhina Séret & Naylor, 2016

• Type species: Rhynchorhina mauritaniensis Séret & Naylor, 2016

Etymology: A composite name derived from Rhynchobatus and Rhina to indicate that the new genus exhibits features of both genera, having a Rhynchobatus-like body with a rounded snout resembling Rhina.

References

• Séret, B. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2016. Rhynchorhina mauritaniensis, a new genus and species of wedgefish from the eastern central Atlantic (Elasmobranchii: Batoidea: Rhinidae). Zootaxa 4138(2): 291–308. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4138.2.4. Reference page.