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Lamna compressa

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae

Taxonomy
Lamna compressa was named by Agassiz (1843).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. nasus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Lamna compressa Agassiz figs. Pl 37a, figs 35-42
1847Lamna compressa Gibbes p. 197
1904Lamna compressa Chapman and Pritchard p. 279
1918Lamna compressa Chapman p. 15
1924Lamna compressa Chapman and Cudmore p. 127

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyLamnidaeMüller and Henle 1838
genusLamnaCuvier 1816
speciescompressa

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.

†Lamna compressa Agassiz 1843
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Diagnosis
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