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Cruriraja

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Crurirajidae

Taxonomy
Cruriraja was named by Bigelow and Schroeder (1948). It is extant. It is the type genus of Crurirajidae.

It was assigned to Crurirajidae by van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Cruriraja Bigelow and Schroeder
2019Cruriraja van der Laan p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Batomorphi()
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
familyCrurirajidaeHulley 1972
genusCrurirajaBigelow and Schroeder 1948

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. Cruriraja Bigelow and Schroeder 1948
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available