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Carcharhinus perseus

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Taxonomy
Carcharhinus perseus was named by Adnet et al. (2007). Its type specimen is UMC-DBC-S9, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kumbi, which is in an Oligocene marine horizon in the Chitarwata Formation of Pakistan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. albomarginatus, C. balochensis, C. brachiurus, C. brachurus, C. longimanus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Carcharhinus perseus Adnet et al. p. 309

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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
genusCarcharhinusde Blainville 1816
speciesperseus

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.

†Carcharhinus perseus Adnet et al. 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available