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Megascyliorhinus
Taxonomy
Megascyliorhinus was named by Cappetta and Ward (1977) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l Q Plei Sepkoski's reference number: 453,884].
It was assigned to Galeomorphii by Cione (1986); to Parascyllidae by Purdy et al. (2001); to Carcharhiniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Scyliorhinidae by Cappetta and Ward (1977), Keyes (1984) and Otero et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Galeomorphii by Cione (1986); to Parascyllidae by Purdy et al. (2001); to Carcharhiniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Scyliorhinidae by Cappetta and Ward (1977), Keyes (1984) and Otero et al. (2013).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1977 | Megascyliorhinus Cappetta and Ward p. 196 figs. Plate 26; Figs. 1-3 |
| 1984 | Megascyliorhinus Keyes p. 203 |
| 1986 | Megascyliorhinus Cione |
| 2001 | Megascyliorhinus Purdy et al. p. 98 |
| 2002 | Megascyliorhinus Sepkoski |
| 2013 | Megascyliorhinus Otero et al. p. 23 figs. Fg. 6: 9-16 |
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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. †Megascyliorhinus Cappetta and Ward 1977
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†Megascyliorhinus cooperi Cappetta and Ward 1977
†Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus Antunes and Jonet 1969
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available