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Carcharhinus altimus

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Taxonomy
Eulamia altima was named by Springer (1950).

It was recombined as Carcharhinus altima by Kent (2018); it was recombined as Carcharhinus altimus by Maisch IV et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Eulamia altima Springer
2018Carcharhinus altima Kent p. 111
2025Carcharhinus altimus Maisch IV et al. p. 31

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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
familyCarcharhinidaeJordan and Evermann 1896
genusCarcharhinusde Blainville 1816
speciesaltimus(Springer 1950)

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.

Carcharhinus altimus Springer 1950
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Diagnosis
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