Aetomylaeus

Aetomylaeus is a genus of eagle ray in the family Myliobatidae.

Aetomylaeus Temporal range: 5–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Pliocene to Present[1]
Aetomylaeus bovinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Order:	Myliobatiformes
Family:	Myliobatidae
Genus:	Aetomylaeus Garman, 1908
Synonyms
Pteromylaeus Garman, 1913 [2]

Species

There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:

• Aetomylaeus asperrimus (C. H. Gilbert, 1898) (Rough eagle ray) [2]
• Aetomylaeus bovinus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) (Bull ray) [2]
• Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus W. T. White, Last & Baje, 2015 (Blue-banded eagle ray) [3]
• Aetomylaeus maculatus (J. E. Gray, 1834) (Mottled eagle ray)
• Aetomylaeus milvus (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) (Smooth eagle ray)
• Aetomylaeus nichofii (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Banded eagle ray)
• Aetomylaeus vespertilio (Bleeker, 1852) (Ornate eagle ray)

The recognized extinct species:[4]

• Aetomylaeus cojimarensis ITURRALDE-VINENT, MORA, ROJAS & GUTIERREZ, 1998
• Aetomylaeus cubensis ITURRALDE-VINENT, MORA, ROJAS & GUTIERREZ, 1998

References

1. Sepkoski, J.J.Jr (2002). "A Compendium of Fossil Marine Animal Genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23.
2. White, W.T. (2014). "A revised generic arrangement for the eagle ray family Myliobatidae, with definitions for the valid genera". Zootaxa. 3860 (2): 149–166. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3860.2.3. PMID 25283197.
3. White, W.T.; Last, P.R. & Baje, L. (2015). "Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus, a new species of eagle ray (Myliobatiformes: Myliobatidae) from northern Australia and New Guinea". Ichthyological Research. 63 (1): 94–109. doi:10.1007/s10228-015-0480-9.
4. "Extinct - valid species | Species | Shark-References". shark-references.com. Retrieved 2019-04-29.