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Actinobatis

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rajidae

Taxonomy
Actinobatis was named by Agassiz (1843).

It was reranked as Raja (Actinobatis) by Agassiz (1843).

It was assigned to Raja by Agassiz (1843); and to Rajidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Actinobatis Agassiz p. 372
1843Raja (Actinobatis) Agassiz p. 372
1963Actinobatis Jordan p. 603

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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
genusActinobatis

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. †Actinobatis Agassiz 1843
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†Actinobatis davisi Fowler 1958
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Invalid names: Raja minor Davis 1887 [replaced]
†Raja (Actinobatis) ornata Agassiz 1843
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: Late/Upper Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Lebanon Raja minor (170327)