Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Platyrhinidae

Full reference: G. Marramà, G. Carnevale, K. M. Claeson, G. J. P. Naylor, and J. Kriwet. 2020. Revision of the Eocene ‘Platyrhina’ species from the Bolca Lagerstätte (Italy) reveals the first panray (Batomorphii: Zanobatidae) in the fossil record. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 18(18):1519-1542

Parent taxon: Platyrhinidae according to G. Marramà et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Analithis, Arhynchobatis, Britobatos, Cretaplatyrhinoidis, Discobatus, Platyrhina, Platyrhinoidis, Pseudoplatyrhina, Tethybatis, Tingitanius

Subtaxa: Eoplatyrhina bolcensis

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Type: Narcopterus bolcanus

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Monte Postale, Monte Bolca (Museo di Storia Naturale di Verona collection) (Eocene of Italy)

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