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Raja casieri

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rajidae

Taxonomy
Raja casieri was named by Steurbaut and Herman (1978).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. farishi, R. terhagensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Raja casieri Steurbaut and Herman
1987Raja casieri Cappetta p. 143

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
familyRajidaeBlainville 1816
genusRaja
speciescasieriSteurbaut and Herman 1978

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 casieri Steurbaut and Herman 1978
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Chattian or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Raja casieri (46096)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Raja casieri (32012)