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Raja praeclavata

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rajidae

Taxonomy
Raja praeclavata was named by Jonet (1968). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Caparica, which is in a Tortonian coastal horizon in Portugal.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. agassizi, R. biloculata, R. terhagensis, R. sloani

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Raja praeclavata Jonet p. 244 figs. Pl. I, Figs 2a,b; 8a-c; 13a-c

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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
genusRaja
speciespraeclavata

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.

†Raja praeclavata Jonet 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:15:23
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:15:23
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Tortonian or 11.63000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Portugal Raja praeclavata (type locality: 91355)