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: Rhinobatidae
Genus: Rhina
Species: R. ancylostoma
Name
Rhina Bloch & Schneider, 1801: 352
Type species: Rhina ancylostomus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Etymology: rhinos (= nose), possibly referring to wide, blunt snout. (From: The ETYFish project)
References
Primary references
Bloch, M.E. & Schneider, J.G. 1801. M.E. Blochii, Systema ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum. i–lx + 1–584, Pls. 1–110. BHL Reference page. [p. 352]
Additional references
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. Reference page.
Links
Zicha, Ondřej et al. Rhina Bloch & Schneider, 1801 – Taxon details on Biological Library (BioLib).
Rhina – Taxon details on World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS).
Vernacular names
Ελληνικά: Ρίνα
English: Bowmouth Guitarfish, Bowmouth Wedgefish, Shark Ray
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