Springeria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Rajiformes |
Family: | Anacanthobatidae |
Genus: |
Springeria Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951 |
Species: | S. folirostris
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Binomial name | |
Springeria folirostris | |
Synonyms | |
Anacanthobatis folirostris (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951) |
Springeria folirostris, the leaf-nose leg skate, 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. [2] 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. [3]
Springeria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Rajiformes |
Family: | Anacanthobatidae |
Genus: |
Springeria Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951 |
Species: | S. folirostris
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Binomial name | |
Springeria folirostris | |
Synonyms | |
Anacanthobatis folirostris (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951) |
Springeria folirostris, the leaf-nose leg skate, 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. [2] 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. [3]