Dipturus intermedia Parnell 1837 ...

• Main Authors: Gordon, Cat A., Hood, Ali R., Ellis, Jim R.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2016
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Chordata; Elasmobranchii; Rajiformes; Rajidae; Dipturus; Dipturus intermedia; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5631358; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.5631358

Dipturus cf. intermedia (Parnell, 1837) Distribution. Flapper skate (D. cf. intermedia ) is Europe’s largest rajiform and thought to have been formerly widespread across much of the Northeast Atlantic, although it has now been extirpated from much of its geographic range (Rogers & Ellis, 2000). Populations still occur off northwest Scotland and the northern North Sea, including the Orkney and Shetland Isles, with smaller numbers also found at least as far south as the Celtic Sea. Most eggcases submitted to the Great Eggcase Hunt were collected from around Orkney (particularly from west facing beaches) and the west coast of Scotland, with some confirmed reports from western Ireland. Material examined. Thirty-three specimens were examined in total; the majority of which were strandline specimens collected from Orkney and submitted to the Great Eggcase Hunt (n = 29). Four museum specimens were also examined, one from southwest Ireland (BMNH 1928.9.18.26) and three of unknown provenance (BMNH 1932.7.27.1–3). ... : Published as part of Gordon, Cat A., Hood, Ali R. & Ellis, Jim R., 2016, Descriptions and revised key to the eggcases of the skates (Rajiformes: Rajidae) and catsharks (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) of the British Isles, pp. 255-280 in Zootaxa 4150 (3) on pages 261-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4150.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/272101 ...