valenciennii, Pteroplatea Duméril [A. H. A.] 1865:612 [Histoire naturelle des poissons ou ichthyologie générale v. 1; ref. 1150] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-2324. Type catalog: Bertin 1939:88 [ref. 20739], Séret & McEachran 1987:23 [ref. 9312]. •Synonym of Gymnura altavela (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Krefft & Stehmann 1973:72 [ref. 7167], Stehmann 1974:84 [ref. 21659], Dyldin 2015:75 [ref. 34524]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnura altavela (Linnaeus 1758). Gymnuridae. Habitat: brackish, marine.