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Oxyrhina (Meristodon) paradoxa

Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Hybodontidae

Taxonomy
Oxyrhina (Meristodon) paradoxa was named by Agassiz (1843).

It was recombined as Oxyrhina paradoxa by Agassiz (1843).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Oxyrhina paradoxa Agassiz figs. Pl 36, figs 53-56
1843Oxyrhina (Meristodon) paradoxa Agassiz p. 286

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
orderHybodontiformes(Patterson 1966)
superfamilyHybodontoidea
familyHybodontidae()
subfamilyHybodontinae
genusOxyrhina
subgenusMeristodon
speciesparadoxa

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available