Taxonavigation: Rajiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Superordo: Rajomorphii
Ordo: Rajiformes

Familia: Rajidae
Subfamilia: Rajinae
Genus: Dipturus
Species: Dipturus amphispinus

Name

Dipturus amphispinus Last & Alava, 2013

  • Holotype: PNM 15178.
  • Paratypes: SUML BRU 147 (1), MMLM 014 (1), MMLM 018 (1), MMLM 021 (1); CSIRO H 7416–01 (1).

Type locality: Dipolog City public market, Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte.

Etymology: The specific name is a combination of the Greek amphi (meaning on both sides, double) and the Latin spinus (thorn) in reference to the two prominent rows of strongly tilted thorns forming a ridge on the median disc.

Vernacular names

English: Ridgeback Skate

References

  • Last, P.R.; Alava, M. 2013: Dipturus amphispinus sp. nov., a new longsnout skate (Rajoidei: Rajidae) from the Philippines. Zootaxa 3752(1): 214–227. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3752.1.13 Reference page. 
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