Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792)
Synonym for Mobula birostris (Walbaum, 1792)

  Original name  
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  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
senior synonym, new combination
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  Comment  
Many give Donndorff 1798 as author, but see Ref. 33021 for justification of Walbaum.
  Etymology of generic noun  
Latin, manta, mantum = veil (Ref. 45335).
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References using the name as accepted
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