ADW: Potamotrygon: CLASSIFICATION

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Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Class Chondrichthyes (rays, sharks, and relatives)
        
        Elasmobranchii
        
        Order Rajiformes
        
        Family Potamotrygonidae (River stingrays)
        
        Genus Potamotrygon
        
        Species Potamotrygon boesemani
        
        Species Potamotrygon brachyura (Short-tailed river stingray)
        
        Species Potamotrygon castexi (Vermiculate river stingray)
        
        Species Potamotrygon constellata (Thorny river stingray)
        
        Species Potamotrygon falkneri (Largespot river stingray)
        
        Species Potamotrygon henlei (Bigtooth river stingray)
        
        Species Potamotrygon hystrix (Freshwater stingray)
        
        Species Potamotrygon leopoldi (White-blotched river stingray)
        
        Species Potamotrygon magdalenae (Magdalena river stingray)
        
        Species Potamotrygon marinae
        
        Species Potamotrygon motoro (Black river stingray)
        
        Species Potamotrygon ocellata (Red-blotched river stingray)
        
        Species Potamotrygon orbignyi (Anglespot river stingray)
        
        Species Potamotrygon schroederi (Rosette river stingray)
        
        Species Potamotrygon schuhmacheri
        
        Species Potamotrygon scobina (Raspy river stingray)
        
        Species Potamotrygon signata (Parnaiba river stingray)
        
        Species Potamotrygon yepezi (Maracaibo river stingray)

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To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2012. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.

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