Cephaloptera

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Translingual

Cephaloptera giorna (now Mobula mobular) in an aquarium

Etymology

Ancient Greek (“head”) + (“wings”)

Proper noun

Cephaloptera f

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the order Myliobatiformes – certain rays, now in genus Mobula.

Usage notes

Assigned to various families including Cephalopteridae, Mobulidae, and Myliobatidae.

Hyponyms

(genus): Cephaloptera edentula, Cephaloptera eregoodootenkee (now Mobula eregoodootenkee), Cephaloptera giorna (now Mobula mobular), Cephaloptera japanica (now Mobula japanica), Cephaloptera kuhlii (now Mobula kuhlii), Cephaloptera massenoidea (now Mobula hypostoma), Cephaloptera olfersii (now Mobula hypostoma), Cephaloptera rochebrunei, Mobula rochebrunei, Cephaloptera stelligera (now Mobula birostris), Cephaloptera tarapacana (now Mobula tarapacana), Cephaloptera tatraniana (now Mobula mobular), Cephaloptera vulgaris - species

References

“Cephaloptera”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Cephaloptera at Index to Organism Names
Mobula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Mobula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Mobula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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