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Paraheptranchias

Chondrichthyes - Hexanchiformes

Taxonomy
Paraheptranchias is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hexanchiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Paraheptranchias Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderSqualomorphi(Compagno 1973)
orderHexanchiformesde Buen 1926
genusParaheptranchias

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.

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Paraheptranchias repens Probst 1879
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Invalid names: Notidanus avenionensis Joleaud 1912 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available