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Misrichthys

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Taxonomy
Misrichthys was named by Case and Cappetta (1990) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-u T Eo-u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lamniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Carcharhinidae by Case and Cappetta (1990) and Adnet et al. (2020).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Misrichthys Case and Cappetta p. 14
2002Misrichthys Sepkoski
2020Misrichthys Adnet et al. p. 11

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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
genusMisrichthys

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. †Misrichthys Case and Cappetta 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available