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Laemargus

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Somniosidae

Taxonomy
Laemargus was named by Müller and Henle (1838).

It was assigned to Somniosidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Laemargus Müller and Henle p. 192
1963Laemargus Jordan p. 602

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderSqualomorphi(Compagno 1973)
orderSqualiformesGoodrich 1909
familySomniosidaeJordan 1888
genusLaemargusMüller and Henle 1838

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. †Laemargus Müller and Henle 1838
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available