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Otodus (Carcharocles) sokolowi

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae

Taxonomy
Carcharodon sokolowi was named by Jakel (1895).

It was recombined as Carcharias angustidens sokolowi by Leriche (1942); it was recombined as Carcharocles sokolowi by Adnet (2006); it was recombined as Otodus (Carcharocles) sokolowi by Trif et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Carcharodon sokolowi Jakel
1942Carcharias angustidens sokolowi Leriche p. 46
1996Carcharodon sokolowi Applegate and Espinosa-Arrubarrena p. 29
2006Carcharocles sokolowi Adnet p. 64 figs. Pl 20, figs 5,6
2024Otodus (Carcharocles) sokolowi Trif et al. p. 1284 figs. 4a-d

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
RankNameAuthor
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyOtodontidaeGlickman 1964
genusOtodus
subgenusCarcharocles(Jordan 1923)
speciessokolowi(Jakel 1895)

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
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