Cephaloptera
Translingual
Cephaloptera giorna (now Mobula mobular) in an aquarium
Etymology
Ancient Greek [Term?] (“head”) + [Term?] (“wings”)
Proper noun
Cephaloptera f
- (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the order Myliobatiformes – certain rays, now in 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.
- Cephaloptera at Index to Organism Names
