WoRMS

WoRMS name details

Raja whitleyi Iredale, 1938

AphiaID

271586 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:271586)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted name

Spiniraja whitleyi (Iredale, 1938)

Rank

Species

Parent

Raja Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Raja whitleyi Iredale, 1938

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Iredale, T. (1938). Raja whitleyi, the great skate. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> v. 9 (pt 2): 169. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Raja whitleyi Iredale, 1938. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=271586 on 2026-07-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-15 17:27:08Z

created

Bailly, Nicolas

2009-06-15 15:21:11Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Iredale, T. (1938). Raja whitleyi, the great skate. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> v. 9 (pt 2): 169. [details]

Other

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]