Aptychotrema

Aptychotrema is a genus of guitarfish which belongs to the family Trygonorrhinidae. They were formerly classified in the family Rhinobatidae. They are found off the coast of Australia.

Species
There are three living species, and one extinct species only known from fossil remains of Cenomanian age.


 * †Aptychotrema massoniae Bernardez, 2002
 * Aptychotrema rostrata Shaw, 1794 (Eastern shovelnose ray or Short-snouted shovelnose ray) - synonym: Aptychotrema bougainvillii J. P. Müller & Henle, 841
 * Aptychotrema timorensis Last, 2004 (Spotted shovelnose ray)
 * Aptychotrema vincentiana Haacke, 1885 (Western shovelnose ray)