Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rajidae
Full reference: D. J. Cicimurri and J. L. Knight. 2009. Late Oligocene sharks and rays from the Chandler Bridge Formation, Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 54(4):627-647
Belongs to Raja according to D. J. Cicimurri and J. L. Knight 2009
See also Cicimurri et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Raja antiqua, Raja batis, Raja casieri, Raja ceciliae, Raja clavata, Raja davisi, Raja fallax, Raja gentili, Raja harrisae, Raja heinzelini, Raja louisi, Raja marandati, Raja michauxi, Raja olisiponensis, Raja praeclavata, Raja primarmata, Raja similis, Raja sudhakari, Raja terhagenensis, Raja texana
Type specimen: BCGM 9093, a tooth (male anterior tooth). Its type locality is Summerville, which is in a Chattian shoreface claystone in the Chandler Bridge Formation of South Carolina.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (3: South Carolina collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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