FIGURE 7 in Redescription of the genus Manta with resurrection of Manta alfredi (Krefft, 1868) (Chondrichthyes; Myliobatoidei; Mobulidae)

FIGURE 7. Views of calcified mass with embedded spine from Manta birostris (entire structure was 106.7 mm total length, 42 mm wide, and 46.7 mm in height and has a mass of 112.5 grams and a density of 1.324 g/cm^3): (a) lateral view of the dorsal fin and calcified mass with embedded spine; (b) superior view after the skin was peeled back to expose the calcified mass; (c) lateral view; (d) sagittal plane CT scan showing the embedded spine.