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Leucoraja

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rajidae

Taxonomy
Leucoraja was named by Malm (1877).

It was assigned to Rajidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Leucoraja Malm p. 391
1963Leucoraja Jordan p. 603

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Batomorphi()
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
familyRajidaeBlainville 1816
genusLeucorajaMalm 1877

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Leucoraja Malm 1877
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available