Ceratoptera unios
Leidy, 1876
Classification: Elasmobranchii Myliobatiformes Mobulidae
Reference of the original description
Remarks on fossils of the Ashley phosphate beds. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 28, 86–87
Remarks on fossils of the Ashley phosphate beds. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 28, 86–87
Types
Ceratoptera unios
Ceratoptera unios
Description:
Citation: Ceratoptera unios Leidy, 1876: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 11/2025
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=10044;
valid after Leidy (1877) p. 248 [1420];
not considered to be diagnostic below the family level (Dasyatidae indet.) after Boessenecker & Gibson, 2022 [30440];
shark-references Species-ID=10044;
valid after Leidy (1877) p. 248 [1420];
not considered to be diagnostic below the family level (Dasyatidae indet.) after Boessenecker & Gibson, 2022 [30440];
References
Dermal tubercles and bucklers of gigantic stingrays (Dasyatidae) from the Pleistocene of South Carolina and the stratigraphic origin of “Ceratoptera unios” Leidy, 1877. Paläontologische Zeitschrift, 96, 267–273
DOI: 10.1007/s12542-021-00592-5
Description of vertebrate remains, chiefly from the Phosphate Beds of South Carolina. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 8(2), 209–261
Remarks on fossils of the Ashley phosphate beds. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 28, 86–87
Dermal tubercles and bucklers of gigantic stingrays (Dasyatidae) from the Pleistocene of South Carolina and the stratigraphic origin of “Ceratoptera unios” Leidy, 1877. Paläontologische Zeitschrift, 96, 267–273
DOI: 10.1007/s12542-021-00592-5
Description of vertebrate remains, chiefly from the Phosphate Beds of South Carolina. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 8(2), 209–261
Remarks on fossils of the Ashley phosphate beds. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 28, 86–87
