Manta

See also: manta

Translingual

Manta birostris

Etymology

New Latin, from Spanish manta (“mantle”)

Proper noun

Manta f

A taxonomic genus within the family Myliobatidae.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Chondrichthyes - class; Elasmobranchii - subclass; Euselachii - infraclass; Batoidea - superorder; Myliobatiformes - order; Myliobatoidei - suborder; Dasyatoidea - superfamily; Myliobatidae - family; Mobulinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Manta birostris - type species; Manta alfredi - other extant species

References

Manta ray on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Manta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Manta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Manta at World Register of Marine Species
Manta on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Manta at Encyclopedia of Life
Manta at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Manta at Fossilworks

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