†Myeladaphus Cope 1876 (ray)
PaleoDB taxon number: 54498
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1876. Descriptions of some vertebrate remains from the Fort Union Beds of Montana. Paleontological Bulletin 22:1-14
Parent taxon: Rajiformes according to P. A. Johnston 1980
Sister taxa: Antiquaobatis, Archaeobatidae, Cyclobatidae, Dynatobatis, Erguitaia, Hamrabatis, Hexatrygon, Hypolophidae, Hypsobatidae, Oncobatis, Ostarriraja, Parapalaeobatidae, Plesiobatis, Pristoidei, Rajidae, Rajoidei, Rhina, Rhinobatidae, Rhinobatoidei, Rhynchobatidae, Spathobatidae, Torpedinoidea, Urobatis, Urolophus, Urotrygon, Zanobatus
Subtaxa: Myeladaphus bipartitus
Type: Myeladaphus bipartitus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore