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Walteraja

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rajidae

Taxonomy
Walteraja was named by Siverson and Cappetta (2001). Its type is Walteraja exigua.

It was assigned to Rajidae by Siverson and Cappetta (2001), Hoganson et al. (2019).

Species
W. exigua (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Walteraja Siverson and Cappetta p. 435
2019Walteraja Hoganson et al. p. 37

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

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. †Walteraja Siverson and Cappetta 2001
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†Walteraja exigua Siverson and Cappetta 2001
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

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Sweden W. exigua (214323 214324 214325)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) W. exigua (213580)