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Rajella annandalei (Weber, 1913)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Rajella annandalei (Weber, 1913)
Name authority
(Weber, 1913)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Elasmobranchii
Order
Rajiformes
Family
Rajidae
Genus
Rajella
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumChondrichthyes
  7. classElasmobranchii
  8. subclassNeoselachii
  9. infraclassBatoidea
  10. orderRajiformes Berg, 1940
  11. familyRajidae de Blainville, 1816
  12. genusRajella Stehmann, 1970
  13. speciesRajella annandalei (Weber, 1913)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Rajella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Rajella barnardi (Norman, 1935)RajidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Rajella caudaspinosa (von Bonde & Swart, 1923)RajidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Rajella dissimilis (Hulley, 1970)RajidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Rajella eisenhardti Long & McCosker, 1999RajidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Rajella fuliginea (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1954)RajidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Rajella kukujevi (Dolganov, 1985)RajidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Rajella lintea (Fries, 1838)RajidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Rajella nigerrima (de Buen, 1960)RajidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bigelow's rayRajella bigelowi (Stehmann, 1978)RajidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Rajella challengeri Last & Stehmann, 2008RajidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
round skateRajella fyllae (Lütken, 1887)RajidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Rajella leopardus (von Bonde & Swart, 1923)RajidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 122 records assigned to Rajidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Raja annandalei Weber, 1913 Weber, 1913synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=271587 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:4RB3C. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.