NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2003

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Rhinopteridae
  Order - Myliobatiformes
  Superorder - Euselachii
  Subclass - Elasmobranchii
  Class - Chondrichthyes
  Superclass - Chondrichthyes
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Rhinoptera bonasus
      Species - Rhinoptera brasiliensis
      Species - Rhinoptera marginata
      Species - Rhinoptera javanica
      Species - Rhinoptera neglecta
      Species - Rhinoptera peli
      Species - Rhinoptera steindachneri