Dipturus amphispinus

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: Dipturus
Species: Dipturus amphispinus

Name

Dipturus amphispinus Last & Alava, 2013

• Holotype: PNM 15178.
• Paratypes: SUML BRU 147 (1), MMLM 014 (1), MMLM 018 (1), MMLM 021 (1); CSIRO H 7416–01 (1).

Type locality: Dipolog City public market, Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte.

Etymology: The specific name is a combination of the Greek amphi (meaning on both sides, double) and the Latin spinus (thorn) in reference to the two prominent rows of strongly tilted thorns forming a ridge on the median disc.

Vernacular names

English: Ridgeback Skate

References

• Last, P.R. & Alava, M. 2013. Dipturus amphispinus sp. nov., a new longsnout skate (Rajoidei: Rajidae) from the Philippines. Zootaxa 3752(1): 214–227. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3752.1.13 Reference page.