Rajella challengeri Last & Stehmann, 2008
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 challengeri Last & Stehmann, 2008
- Name authority
- Last & Stehmann, 2008
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classElasmobranchii
- subclassNeoselachii
- infraclassBatoidea
- orderRajiformes Berg, 1940
- familyRajidae de Blainville, 1816
- genusRajella Stehmann, 1970
- speciesRajella challengeri Last & Stehmann, 2008
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Rajella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Rajella barnardi (Norman, 1935) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rajella caudaspinosa (von Bonde & Swart, 1923) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rajella dissimilis (Hulley, 1970) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rajella eisenhardti Long & McCosker, 1999 | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rajella fuliginea (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1954) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rajella kukujevi (Dolganov, 1985) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rajella lintea (Fries, 1838) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rajella nigerrima (de Buen, 1960) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rajella annandalei (Weber, 1913) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bigelow's rayRajella bigelowi (Stehmann, 1978) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| round skateRajella fyllae (Lütken, 1887) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rajella leopardus (von Bonde & Swart, 1923) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Last, P. R., & Stehmann, M. F. W. (2008). Rajella challengeri sp. nov., a new deepwater skate from southern Australia. Pp. 135-144. In Last, P.R., W.T. White, J.J. Pogonoski and D.C. Gledhill (Eds.): Descriptions of New Australian Skates (Batoidea: Rajoidei) Pg. 135-144. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper No. 021. 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:4RB3H. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.