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Raja louisi

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rajidae

Taxonomy
Raja louisi was named by Cappetta (1972). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sessao, which is in a Thanetian marginal marine marl in Niger.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Raja louisi Cappetta p. 200 figs. Pl 5, figs 20,21
1987Raja louisi Cappetta p. 144

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
familyRajidaeBlainville 1816
genusRaja
specieslouisi

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 louisi Cappetta 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available