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Raja michauxi

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rajidae

Taxonomy
Raja michauxi was named by Adnet (2006). Its type specimen is SG116, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Raja michauxi Adnet p. 100 figs. Pl 35, figs 2-5
2007Raja michauxi Cahuzac et al. p. 26

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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
speciesmichauxi

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 michauxi Adnet 2006
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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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Raja michauxi (161754 277212 277214 277215 277216 277217 277219)