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Prionodon carolinensis

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Taxonomy
Prionodon carolinensis was named by Leriche (1942). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Pocotaligo, which is in a Neogene marine horizon in South Carolina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Prionodon carolinensis Leriche p. 82

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyCarcharhinidaeJordan and Evermann 1896
genusPrionodon
speciescarolinensis

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.

†Prionodon carolinensis Leriche 1942
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available