Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rajidae
Alternative combination: Raja ceciliae
Synonyms: Raja heinzelini Steurbaut and Herman 1978, Raja terhagenensis Steurbaut and Herman 1978
Full reference: E. Steurbaut and J. Herman. 1978. Biostratigraphie et poissons fossiles de la formation de l'Argile de Boom (OligoceĢne moyen du Bassin Belge). Geobios 11:297-325
Belongs to Raja according to D. C. Hovestadt and M. Hovestadt-Euler 1995
See also Bor 1985, Cappetta 1987 and Steurbaut and Herman 1978
Sister taxa: Raja antiqua, Raja batis, Raja casieri, Raja clavata, Raja davisi, Raja farishi, Raja gentili, Raja harrisae, Raja holsatica, Raja louisi, Raja marandati, Raja mccollumi, Raja michauxi, Raja olisiponensis, Raja praeclavata, Raja primarmata, Raja rugosa, Raja similis, Raja sudhakari, Raja texana
Type specimens:
- Raja cecilae: IRSNB P.2648, a tooth. Its type locality is Kruibeke, level S5-49, which is in a Rupelian marine claystone in the Boom Clay Formation of Belgium.
- Raja heinzelini: IRSNB P.2646, a tooth. Its type locality is Kruibeke, level 58, which is in a Rupelian marine claystone in the Boom Clay Formation of Belgium.
- Raja terhagenensis: IRSNB P.2647, a tooth. Its type locality is Terhagen, level 41 sommet, which is in a Rupelian marine claystone in the Boom Clay Formation of Belgium.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Belgium (32 collections), Germany (3)
• Eocene of the Netherlands (3)
Total: 38 collections including 57 occurrences
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