Leaf-nose leg skate

The leaf-nose leg skate (Springeria folirostris) is a species of ray in the family Anacanthobatidae, native to depths of 300–510 m (980–1,670 ft) in the Gulf of Mexico.[1] It was originally described in the genus Springeria, but this was later considered a subgenus of Anacanthobatis. In 2016 Springeria was again elevated to full genus status.[2]

Springeria folirostris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Order:
Rajiformes
Family:
Anacanthobatidae
Genus:
Springeria
Species:
S. folirostris
Binomial name
Springeria folirostris
Synonyms

Anacanthobatis folirostris

References
  1. Last, Peter; Naylor, Gavin; Séret, Bernard; White, William; Carvalho, Marcelo de; Stehmann, Matthias (December 2016). Rays of the World. ISBN 9780643109148.
  2. Last, P.R.; Weigman, S.; Yang, L. (2016). "Changes to the nomenclature of the skates (Chondrichthyes: Rajiformes)". In Last, P.R.; Yearsley, G.R. (eds.). Rays of the World: Supplementary Information. CSIRO Special Publication. pp. 11–34. ISBN 9781486308019.
  • John D. McEachran and Katherine A. Dunn, Phylogenetic Analysis of Skates, a Morphologically Conservative Clade of Elasmobranchs (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae). Copeia, vol. 1998, no. 2, pp. 271–290.


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