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Sphyrna tortilis

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae

Taxonomy
Sphyrna tortilis was named by White (1926). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Oshosun, which is in a Lutetian marine horizon in Nigeria.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. aus, S. bus, S. zagaena, S. vespertina

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Sphyrna tortilis White p. 34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familySphyrnidaeGill 1872
genusSphyrnaRafinesque 1810
speciestortilis

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.

†Sphyrna tortilis White 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available