Rhinopristiformes | |
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Common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: |
Rhinopristiformes Naylor, et al., 2012 |
Rhinopristiformes is an order of rays, cartilaginous fishes related to sharks, containing shovelnose rays and allied groups.
Two additional families are associated with the order but their phylogenetic relationships remain to be fully resolved: