Brochiraja

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: Arhynchobatinae
Tribus: Arhynchobatini
Genus: Brochiraja
Species (8): B. aenigma – B. albilabiata – B. asperula – B. heuresa – B. leviveneta – B. microspinifera – B. spinifera – B. vittacauda

Name

• Brochiraja Last & McEachran, 2006
  • Type species: Bathyraja asperula Garrick & Paul, 1974
    • Fixation: original designation

References

Primary references

• Last, P.R.; McEachran, J.D. 2006: New softnose skate genus Brochiraja from New Zealand (Rajidae: Arhynchobatinae) with description of four new species. New Zealand journal of marine and freshwater research, 40(1): 65–90. DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2006.9517404

Links

• Bailly, N. (2010). Brochiraja. In: Nicolas Bailly (2010). FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=268598 on 2012-01-21 [needs update]
• ION [needs update]
• Nomenclator Zoologicus [no record]