hastata, Pastinaca DeKay [J. E.] 1842:373, Pl. 65 (fig. 214) [Zoology of New-York; ref. 1098] Rhode Island, U.S.A. No types known. •Synonym of Dasyatis centroura (Mitchill 1815) -- (Krefft & Stehmann 1973:71 [ref. 7167], Capapé & Desoutter 1990:59 [ref. 19317]). •Valid as Dasyatis hastata (DeKay 1842) -- (Séret in Lévêque et al. 1990:69 [ref. 21589], Wirtz et al. 2007:4 [ref. 30263] as aff. hastata, Weigmann 2016:130 [ref. 34211], Séret 2016:1414 [ref. 34545] as cf. hastata, Almeida & Biscoito 2019:169 [ref. 37302], Fermon et al. 2022:106 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Dasyatis hastata (DeKay 1842). Dasyatidae: Dasyatinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic; eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Gabon. Habitat: brackish, marine.