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Raja similis

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rajidae

Taxonomy
Raja similis was named by Woodward (1889). Its type specimen is BMNH 28094, a dermal scale, and it is a 3D body fossil.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Raja similis Woodward p. 86 figs. pl. IV, figs. 4-5

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

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 similis Woodward 1889
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available