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Lamna divergens

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae

Taxonomy
Otodus divergens was named by Egerton (1845). Its type specimen is BMNH P.593, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Lamna divergens by Woodward (1889).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. nasus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Otodus divergens Egerton
1889Lamna divergens Woodward p. 400

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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
speciesdivergens(Egerton 1845)

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 divergens Egerton 1845
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Diagnosis
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