Raja Linnaeus, 1758
(skates and rays)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusRaja (skates and rays)
FamilyRAJIDAE (skates)
OrderRAJIFORMES (skates)
InfraclassBatoidea (an infraclass of cartilaginous fishes)
SubclassNEOSELACHII (a subclass of cartilaginous fishes)
ClassELASMOBRANCHII (sharks and rays)
Informal[Pisces] (fishes)
SuperclassGNATHOSTOMATA (jawed craniates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (vertebrates)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Raja (skates and rays) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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