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Mylognathus priscus

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Chimaeridae

Taxonomy
Mylognathus priscus was named by Leidy (1856). It is the type species of Mylognathus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Mylognathus priscus Leidy p. 312
1857Mylognathus priscus Leidy p. 90
1902Mylognathus priscus Hay p. 325

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
suborderChimaeroidei
familyChimaeridae
genusMylognathus
speciespriscus

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.

†Mylognathus priscus Leidy 1856
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Diagnosis
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