Cyclobatis oligodactylus

Egerton, 1844


Classification: Elasmobranchii Rajiformes Cyclobatidae

Reference of the original description
Egerton, P.M.G. (1844)
Description of a fossil ray from Mount Lebanon (Cyclobatis oligodactylus). Proceedings of the Geological Society of London, 4(7), 442–446

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Cyclobatis oligodactylus Egerton, 1844 Plate 5 of the original description

Types
Cyclobatis oligodactylus
Holotype: BMNH(fossil): PV P 601;

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Description of a fossil ray from Mount Lebanon (Cyclobatis oligodactylus). Proceedings of the Geological Society of London, 4(7), 442–446