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Pristiformes (sawfish)

Chondrichthyes - Pristiformes

Taxonomy
Pristiformes is an order. It is extant.

It was assigned to Chondrichthyes by Purdy et al. (2001); to Batoidea by Long (2011); and to Batomorphii by Nelson et al. (2016), Kent (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Pristiformes Purdy et al. p. 89
2011Pristiformes Long p. 242
2016Pristiformes Nelson et al. p. 85
2018Pristiformes Kent p. 122

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Batoidea
orderPristiformes
orderPristiformes

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.

Or. Pristiformes [sawfish]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available