Aptychotrema
Sign in to saveAptychotrema is a genus of guitarfish which belongs to the family Trygonorrhinidae. They were formerly classified in the family Rhinobatidae. They are found off the coast of Australia.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderRhinopristiformes
- FamilyRhinobatidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5
- Family
- Rhinobatidae
- Collections
- NMV, QM, WAM
- Recorded in
- Australia
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Aptychotrema is a genus of guitarfish which belongs to the family Trygonorrhinidae. They were formerly classified in the family Rhinobatidae. They are found off the coast of Australia.
==Species== There are three living species, and one extinct species only known from fossil remains of Cenomanian age. †Aptychotrema massoniae Bernárdez, 2002 Aptychotrema rostrata Shaw, 1794 (Eastern shovelnose ray or Short-snouted shovelnose ray) - synonym: Aptychotrema bougainvillii J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 Aptychotrema timorensis Last, 2004 (Spotted shovelnose ray) Aptychotrema vincentiana Haacke, 1885 (Western shovelnose ray)
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