hirundo, Pteroplatea Lowe [R. T.] 1843:94 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1843 (pt 11); ref. 2832] Off Madeira. No types known. •Doubtful species, genus Gymnura -- (Kreft & Stehmann 1973:73 [ref. 7167]). •Questionably valid as Gymnura hirundo (Lowe 1843) -- (Compagno 1999:497 [ref. 25589], Weigmann 2016:142 [ref. 34211] see remarks, Séret 2016:1346 [ref. 34545], Carneiro et al. 2019:50 [ref. 37250]). •Valid as Gymnura hirundo (Lowe 1843) -- (McEachran & Séret 1990:65 [ref. 19318], Jacobsen & Bennett 2009:21 [ref. 30470], Biscoito et al. 2018:486 [ref. 37562]). Current status: Valid as Gymnura hirundo (Lowe 1843). Gymnuridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Madeira; possibly Azores. Habitat: marine.