Zearaja

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rajiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Superordo: Rajomorphii Ordo: Rajiformes

Familia: Rajidae
Subfamilia: Rajinae
Genus: Zearaja
Species (3): Z. chilensis – Z. maugeana – Z. nasuta

Name

Zearaja Whitley, 1939. Type species: Raja nasuta Müller and Henle, 1841, by original designation.

References

• 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.
• Whitley, G.P. 1939: Taxonomic notes on sharks and rays. Australian zoologist, 9: 227–262.