Genus Zearaja Whitley, 1939
- Zearaja Whitley, G.P. 1939. Taxonomic notes on sharks and rays. The Australian Zoologist 9(3): 227-262 figs 1-18 pls 20-22 [254].
Type species:
Raja nasuta Müller & Henle, 1841 by original designation.
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
RAJIDAE: Zearaja nasuta (Müller & Henle, 1841) — Last, P.R. & Gledhill, D.C. 2007. The Maugean Skate, Zearaja maugeana sp. nov. (Rajiformes: Rajidae) — a micro-endemic, Gondwanan relict from Tasmanian estuaries. Zootaxa 1494: 45-65 [50] (restricted to New Zealand including Challenger, Bounty and Campbell Plateaus, and the Chatham Rise)
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
South-west Pacific Ocean, south-east Pacific Ocean and south-west Atlantic Oceans.
IMCRA
Tasmanian Shelf Province (36)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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31-Jul-2018 | RAJIDAE | 31-Jul-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
16-Apr-2012 | 12-Apr-2018 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |