Springeria Explained

Springeria folirostris, the leaf-nose leg skate, is a species of ray in the family Anacanthobatidae, native to depths of NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) 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]

References

• 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.

External links

• Species Description of Springeria folirostris at www.shark-references.com

Notes and References

1. Book: Rays of the World. 9780643109148. Last. Peter. Naylor. Gavin. Séret. Bernard. White. William. Carvalho. Marcelo de. Stehmann. Matthias. December 2016.
2. Book: Last, P.R. . Peter R. Last . Weigman, S. . Yang, L. . 2016 . Changes to the nomenclature of the skates (Chondrichthyes: Rajiformes) . 11–34 . Last, P.R. . Yearsley, G.R. . Rays of the World: Supplementary Information . CSIRO Special Publication . 9781486308019 .