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Elasmodectes avitus

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Chimaeridae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
E. willetti
Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
suborderChimaeroidei
familyChimaeridae
genusElasmodectesWoodward 1888
speciesavitus

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Diagnosis
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