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Safagaia

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes

Taxonomy
Safagaia was named by Cappetta (1991). Its type is Safagaia ptychodon.

It was assigned to Rajiformes by Cappetta (1991).

Species
S. ptychodon (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Safagaia Cappetta p. 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
genusSafagaia

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. †Safagaia Cappetta 1991
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†Safagaia ptychodon Cappetta 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available