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Hypoprion

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Taxonomy
Hypoprion was named by Muller and Henle (1838).

It was reranked as Carcharias (Hypoprion) by Leriche (1926).

It was assigned to Carcharias by Leriche (1926); to Carcharinidae by White (1926); to Galeidae by Jordan (1963); and to Carcharhinidae by Casier (1946), Kiessling (2003).

Species
H. overricus
Species lacking formal opinion data
H. horai, H. macloti, H. mectoti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Hypoprion Muller and Henle
1926Carcharias (Hypoprion) Leriche p. 433
1926Hypoprion White p. 39
1946Hypoprion Casier p. 93
1963Hypoprion Jordan p. 599
2003Hypoprion Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyCarcharhinidaeJordan and Evermann 1896
genusHypoprionMuller and Henle 1838

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.

G. †Hypoprion Muller and Henle 1838
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†Hypoprion overricus White 1926
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available