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Rhinopristiformes

Rhinopristiformes
Common guitarfish
(Rhinobatos rhinobatos)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Clade: Batomorphi
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Naylor, et al., 2012
Type species
Pristis pristis

Rhinopristiformes /rnˈprɪstɪfɔːrmz/ is an order of rays, cartilaginous fishes related to sharks, containing shovelnose rays and allied groups.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ Peter Last; William White; Marcelo de Carvalho; Bernard Séret; Matthias Stehmann; Gavin Naylor, eds. (2016). Rays of the World. CSIRO. ISBN 9780643109148.
  2. ^ Naylor, G.J.P.; Caira, J.N.; Jensen, K.; Rosana, K.A.M.; Straube, N.; Lakner, C. (2012). Carrier, J.C.; Musick, J.A.; Heithaus, M.R. (eds.). Elasmobranch Phylogeny: A Mitochondrial Estimate Based on 595 Species (2 ed.). CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. pp. 31–56. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Last, P.R.; Séret, B.; Naylor, G.J.P. (2016). "A new species of guitarfish, Rhinobatos borneensis sp. nov. with a redefinition of the family-level classification in the order Rhinopristiformes (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea)". Zootaxa. 4117 (4): 451–475. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4117.4.1. PMID 27395187.
  4. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Rhinopristiformes". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-08-31.

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