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Carcharias (Prionodon) incidens

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Taxonomy
Carcharias incidens was named by Eastman (1904). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Carcharias (Prionodon) incidens by Chapman and Cudmore (1924).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. khderii, C. koerti, C. kraussi, C. schwimmeri, C. tricuspidatus, C. twiggsensis, C. whitei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Carcharias incidens Eastman p. 87 figs. Plate XXXII, Fig. 8
1924Carcharias (Prionodon) incidens Chapman and Cudmore p. 120

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyCarcharhinidaeJordan and Evermann 1896
genusCarcharias
subgenusPrionodon
speciesincidens()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available