Order | RAJIFORMES (skates) |
Infraclass | Batoidea (an infraclass of cartilaginous fishes) |
Subclass | NEOSELACHII (a subclass of cartilaginous fishes) |
Class | ELASMOBRANCHII (sharks and rays) |
Informal | [Pisces] (fishes) |
Superclass | GNATHOSTOMATA (jawed craniates) |
Subphylum | VERTEBRATA (vertebrates) |
Phylum | CHORDATA (vertebrates) |
Superphylum | DEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes) |
Clade | Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals) |
Subkingdom | EUMETAZOA (metazoans) |
Kingdom | ANIMALIA (animals) |
Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
Life | BIOTA (living things) |
RAJIFORMES (skates) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for RAJIFORMES (skates) |
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for RAJIFORMES (skates) |
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