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Squatina muelleri

Chondrichthyes - Squatiniformes - Squatinidae

Taxonomy
Squatina muelleri was named by Reuss (1846).

It was recombined as Cretorectolobus muelleri by Landemaine (1991).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. californica, S. claifornica, S. hasei, S. subserrata, S. africana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Squatina muelleri Reuss
1977Squatina muelleri Herman p. 122 figs. Pl 5, fig 1
1991Cretorectolobus muelleri Landemaine p. 10 figs. Pl 3, figs 7-12
1993Squatina muelleri Biddle p. 200 figs. Pl 1, fig 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderSqualomorphi(Compagno 1973)
orderSquatiniformesBuen 1926
familySquatinidaeBonaparte 1838
genusSquatinaDumeril 1806
speciesmuelleriReuss 1846

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.

†Squatina muelleri Reuss 1846
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available