Species that contain: Gymnura and japonica [ 4 ] records

bimaculata, Pteroplatea Norman [J. R.] 1925:270 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 16 (no. 92) (art. 37); ref. 15556] Yenting, Chekiang Province, China. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1925.4.23.3. •Valid as Gymnura bimaculata (Norman 1925) -- (Stehmann 1974:89 [ref. 21659], Compagno 1999:497 [ref. 25589], Compagno in Randall & Lim 2000:583 [ref. 25122], Schwartz 2008:38 [ref. 36773]). •Synonym of Gymnura japonica (Temminck & Schlegel 1850) -- (Dyldin 2015:75 [ref. 34524] with question, Last & Yearsley 2016:5 [ref. 34940], Weigmann 2016:143 [ref. 34211]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnura japonica (Temminck & Schlegel 1850). Gymnuridae. Habitat: marine.

japonica, Pteroplatea Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1850:309, Pl. 141 [Fauna Japonica Last part (15); ref. 4375] Nagasaki Bay, Japan. Lectotype: RMNH D2479 (stuffed). Paralectotypes: RMNH D2478, D2480-2481 and D2484 (4, stuffed), 4252a-c (3); ZMB 4650 (1, dry). Type catalog: Paepke & Schmidt 1988:179 [ref. 21041], Paepke 2001:330 [ref. 25566]. Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:227 [ref. 12876]. •Valid as Gymnura japonica (Temminck & Schlegel 1850) -- (Nakaya in Masuda et al. 1984:16 [ref. 6441], Compagno 1986:138 [ref. 5648], Nishida 1990:92 [ref. 19783], Cheng & Zhou 1997:55 [ref. 26385], Senou & Masuda 1998:7 [ref. 24388], Compagno & Last 1999:1509 [ref. 24637], Compagno 1999:497 [ref. 25589], Nakabo 2000:183 [ref. 25086], Compagno in Randall & Lim 2000:583 [ref. 25122], Wang et al. 2001:45 [ref. 26566] dated 1805 [sic], Nakabo 2002:183 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:73, 486 [ref. 26218], Sujatha 2002:157 [ref. 26899], Khan 2003:6 [ref. 27710] with author as Schlegel, Jacobsen & Bennett 2009:21 [ref. 30470], Smith et al. 2009:766 [ref. 31278], Yamashita et al. 2012:136 [ref. 32408], Ebert et al. 2013:365 [ref. 33045], Dyldin 2015:75 [ref. 34524], Weigmann 2016:143 [ref. 34211], Yokota et al. 2016:515 [ref. 35009], Kim et al. 2020:49 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:14 [ref. 37637], Kim et al. 2022:32 [ref. 39226], Balisco et al. 2023:5 [ref. 39932], Gales et al. 2023:[3] [ref. 40704]). Current status: Valid as Gymnura japonica (Temminck & Schlegel 1850). Gymnuridae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Palawan (Philippines) and China north to southern Korea and Japan. Habitat: marine.

jordani, Pteroplatea Chu [Y.-T.] 1930:357, Pl. [The China Journal v. 12 (no. 6); ref. 16076] China. Syntypes: (1) Ningpo fishmarket, (2) East China Sea. •Synonym of Gymnura bimaculata (Norman 1925) -- (Stehmann 1974:89 [ref. 21659]). •Synonym of Gymnura japonica (Temminck & Schlegel 1850) -- (Dyldin 2015:75 [ref. 34524] with question). Current status: Synonym of Gymnura japonica (Temminck & Schlegel 1850). Gymnuridae. Habitat: marine.

schlegeli, Pteroplatea Bleeker [P.] 1863:138 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 1; ref. 396] Amoy, China. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4253. •Synonym of Gymnura japonica (Temminck & Schlegel 1850). Current status: Synonym of Gymnura japonica (Temminck & Schlegel 1850). Gymnuridae. Habitat: marine.