Genus Rajella Stehmann, 1970
- Rajella Stehmann, M. 1970. Vergleichend morphologische und anatomische Untersuchungen zur Neuordnung der Systematik der nordostatlantischen Rajidae Chondrichthyes, Batoidei). Archiv für Fischereiwissenschaft 21(2): 73-163 [115] (as subgenus of Raja).
Type species:
Raja fyllae Lütken, 1887 by original designation.
Introduction
Rajella was originally proposed as a subgenus of Raja, but was elevated to generic rank by McEachran & Dunn (1998).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Eastern Pacific, Atlantic and Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
General References
Last, P.R. & Stehmann, M.F.W. 2008. Rajella challengeri sp. nov., a new deepwater skate from southern Australia. pp. 135-144 in Last, P.R., White, W.T., Pogonoski, J.J. & Gledhill, D.C. (eds). Description of new Australian skates (Batoidea: Rajoidei). CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper No. 021: 1-181
McEachran, J.D. & Dunn, K.A. 1998. Phylogenetic analysis of skates, a morphologically conservative clade of elasmobranchs (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae). Copeia 1998(2): 271-290
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 16-Apr-2012 | 16-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Mar-2010 | ADDED |