Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rajidae
Full reference: A. Engelbrecht, T. Mòˆrs, M. A. Reguero and J. Kriwet. 2018. Skates and rays (Elasmobranchii, Batomorphii) from the Eocene La Meseta and Submeseta formations, Seymour Island, Antarctica. Historical Biology 31:1028-1044
Belongs to Raja according to A. Engelbrecht et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Raja amphitrita, Raja antiqua, Raja batis, Raja cecilae, 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, Raja thiedei
Type specimen: NRM-PZ P16271, a tooth. Its type locality is IAA 2/95, Marsupial site, which is in a Bartonian coastal sandstone in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Antarctica (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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