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Harpacanthidae

Chondrichthyes - Harpacanthidae

Taxonomy
Harpacanthidae was named by Lund and Grogan (1997). It is not extant. Its type is Harpacanthus.

It was assigned to Holocephalimorpha by Lund and Grogan (1997); and to Holocephali by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Harpacanthus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Harpacanthidae Lund and Grogan
2019Harpacanthidae van der Laan p. 37

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
familyHarpacanthidaeLund and Grogan 1997
familyHarpacanthidaeLund and Grogan 1997

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.

Fm. †Harpacanthidae Lund and Grogan 1997
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G. †Harpacanthus Traquair 1886
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Harpacanthus fimbriatus Traquair 1886
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available