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Isistius

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Dalatiidae

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by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-04-30

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Isistius Gill
1865Leius Kner p. 338
1946Isistius Casier p. 49
1958Isistius Casier p. 35
1963Isistius Jordan p. 602
1963Leius Jordan p. 602
1966Isistius Casier p. 64
1996Isistius Laurito p. 88
1998Isistius Yabe and Hirayama p. 38
2001Isistius Purdy et al. p. 87
2002Isistius Sepkoski
2007Isistius Kocsis p. 29
2014Isistius Carillo-Briceño et al. p. 80
2015Isistius Straube et al.
2020Isistius Villafaña et al.
2024Isistius Goedert et al. p. 449
2025Isistius Maisch IV et al. p. 10
2025Isistius Popov et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderSqualomorphi(Compagno 1973)
orderSqualiformesGoodrich 1909
familyDalatiidaeGray 1851
genusIsistiusGill 1864

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.

G. Isistius Gill 1864
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Isistius brasiliensis Quoy and Gaimard 1824
Isistius triangulus Probst 1879
Isistius trituratus Winkler 1874
Invalid names: Leius Kner 1865 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available