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Beringraja

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rajidae

Taxonomy
Beringraja was named by Ishihara et al. (2012). It is extant.

It was assigned to Rajidae by Ishihara et al. (2012).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Beringraja Ishihara et al. p. 23

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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
genusBeringraja

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. Beringraja Ishihara et al. 2012
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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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Messinian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 7.24600 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Raja binoculata (184950)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Raja binoculata (117471 184960 184961 184965)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Raja binoculata (117472 184954 184955 184956)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Oregon) Raja binoculata (222409)