Natura - nature
Ref: C. Linnaeus, 1748: 210
actualia - actual entities
Ref: A. Voltolini, 2006: 44 (note 19) [assumed position]
Mundus Plinius - physical world
Ref: C. Linnaeus, 1758: 5 [indirect position]; 24 Apr 2014.
naturalia - natural bodies
Ref: C. Linnaeus, 1758: 6 [implicit position]
[crown] Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
Ref: J. Wiemann et al., 2020: [13] [validation] [inferred position]
Clade neomura Cavalier-Smith, 1987
Ref: T. Cavalier-Smith, 2002b: 297 [inferred position]
Domain Eukaryota Chatton, 1925 - eukaryotes
Ref: P.M. Kirk et al., 2008: 248 [indirect position]; 19 Sep 2015.
Clade discaria Cavalier-Smith, 2021
Ref: T. Cavalier-Smith, 2022(2021) (alt.): table 2 (p. 564), fig. 11 [new taxon] [implicit position]
Clade dorsates Cavalier-Smith, 2021
Ref: T. Cavalier-Smith, 2022(2021) (alt.): table 2 (p. 564), fig. 11 [new taxon]
Clade podiates Cavalier-Smith, 2012
Ref: T. Cavalier-Smith, 2022(2021) (alt.): table 2 (p. 564), fig. 11
[crown] Clade Amorphea Adl et al. 2012 [Simpson, Medina & Adl 2020]
Ref: A.G.B. Simpson et al., 2020: [97] [validation] [indirect position]; Cavalier-Smith, 2022(2021): fig. 11.
[crown] Clade Obazoa Brown, Sharpe, Silberman, Heiss, Lang, Simpson & Roger 2013
Ref: Brown, 2013: 7 [new taxon] [implicit position]; Cavalier-Smith, 2021: fig. 11.
[crown] Clade Opisthokonta Cavalier-Smith 1987 [Simpson & Medina 2020] - animal-fungal clade
Ref: A.G.B. Simpson & M. Medina, 2020: [103] [validation] [indirect position]; Cavalier-Smith, 2022(2021): fig. 11.
Superkingdom Holozoa Lang, O'Kelly, Nerad, Gray & Burger, 2002
Ref: L. Tedersoo et al., 2018: 154 [implicit position]; Cavalier-Smith, 2022(2021): fig. 11.
Clade filozoa Shalchian-Tabrizi, Minge, Espelund, Orr, Ruden, Jakobsen & Cavalier-Smith, 2008
Ref: T. Cavalier-Smith, 2013(2012): 156 [inferred position]; 19 Jan 2016.
Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Ref: T. Cavalier-Smith, 2013(2012): 156 [implicit position]
Clade Planulozoa Wallberg, Thollesson, Farris & Jondelius 2004
Ref: G. Giribet & G.D. Edgecombe, 2019: 168 (fig. 1a) [inferred position]; Giribet & Edgecombe, 2019: fig. 1a.
Subkingdom Bilateria Hatschek, 1888 - bilaterians
Ref: M.A. Ruggiero et al., 2015b: table 2 (p. 36) [indirect position]; Giribet & Edgecombe, 2019: fig. 1a.
Clade Nephrozoa Jondelius, Ruiz-Trillo, Baguñà & Riutort 2002
Ref: G. Giribet & G.D. Edgecombe, 2019: 168 (fig. 1b) [implicit position]; Giribet & Edgecombe, 2019: fig. 1b.
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908
Ref: M.A. Ruggiero et al., 2015b: table 2 (p. 48) [indirect position]; Giribet & Edgecombe, 2019: fig. 1b.
Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
Ref: M.A. Ruggiero et al., 2015b: table 2 (p. 48); Giribet & Edgecombe, 2019: fig. 1b.
Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
Ref: M.A. Ruggiero et al., 2015b: table 2 (p. 48)
Myopterygii - myopterygians
Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 30 [implicit position]
Superclass Gnathostomata Gegenbaur, 1874 - jawed vertebrates
Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 16
Grade Chondrichthiomorphi
Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 39
Class Chondrichthyes Huxley, 1880 - cartilaginous fishes
Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 39
Subclass Elasmobranchii Bonaparte, 1838 - shark-like fishes
Ref: V. Hairapetian & M. Ginter, 2009: 175
Infraclass Euselachii Hay, 1902 - sharks and rays, and related fossils
Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 49
Division Neoselachii Compagno, 1977
Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 53
Subdivision Batoidea - rays
Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 52
Order Myliobatiformes Compagno, 1973 - stingrays
Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 76
Suborder Myliobatoideiᵀ Compagno, 1973
Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 76
Superfamily Dasyatoidea Whitley, 1940
Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 79
Family Myliobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 81
Subfamily Mobulinae (Gill, 1893) - manta and devil rays
Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 82
Genus Mobulaᵀ Rafinesque, 1810
Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 82
[Mobula coilloti Cadenat & Rancurel, 1960 - greater Guinean mobula]
[Mobula diabola (Shaw, 1804) - devil ray]
[Mobula rancureli Cadenat, 1959]
1 Mobula eregoodootenkee Garman, 1913 - devil ray
Ref: R. Froese & D. Pauly, 1990-present: 26 Sep 2005
2 Mobula hypostoma (Bancroft, 1831) - devil ray
Ref: R. Froese & D. Pauly, 1990-present: 26 Sep 2005
2.0 [Mobula olfersii (Müller, 1834)]
see Mobula hypostoma (Bancroft, 1831)
Ref: Species 2000, 2003 [invalid]
2.0 [Mobula robertsi (Boulenger, 1897)]
see Mobula hypostoma (Bancroft, 1831)
Ref: Species 2000, 2003 [invalid]
3 Mobula japanica (Müller & Henle, 1841) - spinetail mobula
Ref: R. Froese & D. Pauly, 1990-present: 26 Sep 2005
3.0 [Mobula japonica (Müller & Henle, 1841)]
see Mobula japanica (Müller & Henle, 1841)
Ref: E. Lieske & R.F. Myers, 1996
4 Mobula kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841) - lesser devilray
Ref: R. Froese & D. Pauly, 1990-present: 26 Sep 2005
5 Mobula mobular (Bonnaterre, 1788) - devil fish
Ref: N. Bailly et al., 2001: 360
5.0 [Mobula auriculata Rafinesque, 1810]
see Mobula mobular (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Ref: Species 2000, 2003 [invalid]
6 Mobula munkiana Notarbartolo-di-Sciara, 1987 - Munk's devil ray
Ref: R. Froese & D. Pauly, 1990-present: 26 Sep 2005
7 Mobula rochebrunei (Vaillant, 1879) - lesser Guinean mobula
Ref: R. Froese & D. Pauly, 1990-present: 26 Sep 2005
8 Mobula tarapacana (Philippi, 1893) - Chilean devil ray
Ref: N. Bailly et al., 2001: 360
8.0 [Mobula formosana Teng, 1962]
see Mobula tarapacana (Philippi, 1893)
Ref: Species 2000, 2003 [invalid]
9 Mobula thurstoni (Lloyd, 1908) - smooth-tail mobula
Ref: R. Froese & D. Pauly, 1990-present: 26 Sep 2005
9.0 [Mobula lucasana Beebe & Tee-Van, 1938]
see Mobula thurstoni (Lloyd, 1908)
Ref: Species 2000, 2003 [invalid]