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Rostroraja

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rajidae

Taxonomy
Rostroraja was named by Hulley (1972). It is extant.

It was assigned to Rajidae by van der Laan (2019), Landau et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Rostroraja Hulley
2019Rostroraja van der Laan p. 45
2025Rostroraja Landau et al. p. 34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
familyRajidaeBlainville 1816
genusRostrorajaHulley 1972

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. Rostroraja Hulley 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available