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Mitsukurina

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae

Taxonomy
Mitsukurina was named by Jordan (1898) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Lamniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Mitsukurinidae by Jordan (1963), Herman (1977), Compagno (2005), Kocsis (2007), Villafaña et al. (2020), Goedert et al. (2024), Marramà et al. (2026).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Mitsukurina Jordan
1963Mitsukurina Jordan p. 599
1977Mitsukurina Herman p. 167
2002Mitsukurina Sepkoski
2005Mitsukurina Compagno
2007Mitsukurina Kocsis p. 33
2020Mitsukurina Villafaña et al.
2024Mitsukurina Goedert et al. p. 450
2026Mitsukurina Marramà et al. p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyMitsukurinidaeJordan 1898
genusMitsukurinaJordan 1898

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. Mitsukurina Jordan 1898
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Mitsukurina lineata Probst 1879
Mitsukurina maslinensis Pledge 1967
Mitsukurina owstoni Jordan 1898 [goblin shark]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available