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Myledaphus bipartitus

Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Rhinobatidae

Taxonomy
Myledaphus bipartitus was named by Cope (1876). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Myledaphus bipartitus Cope pp. 260-261
1902Myledaphus bipartitus Hay p. 326
1902Myledaphus bipartitus Lambe p. 28
1964Myledaphus bipartitus Estes p. 15
1978Myledaphus bipartitus Case p. 198
1987Myledaphus bipartitus Cappetta p. 141
1987Myledaphus bipartitus Case p. 28 figs. 11, 12
1989Myledaphus bipartitus Bryant p. 12
1999Myledaphus bipartitus Beavan and Russell p. 500 figs. 3.24-3.26
2001Myledaphus bipartitus Peng et al. p. 8
2004Myledaphus bipartitus Becker et al. p. 786 figs. 4AA-DD
2025Myledaphus bipartitus Nelson et al. p. 111 figs. 8G-I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRhinopristiformesLast et al. 2016
familyRhinobatidaeMüller and Henle 1837
genusMyledaphus
speciesbipartitus

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.

Myledaphus bipartitus Cope 1876
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Diagnosis
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