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Megachasmidae
Taxonomy
Megachasmidae is a family.
It was assigned to Orectolobiformes by Purdy et al. (2001); and to Lamniformes by Shimada et al. (2014) and Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Orectolobiformes by Purdy et al. (2001); and to Lamniformes by Shimada et al. (2014) and Nelson et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Megachasmidae Purdy et al. p. 105 |
| 2014 | Megachasmidae Shimada et al. |
| 2016 | Megachasmidae Nelson et al. p. 66 |
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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.
Fm. †Megachasmidae
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available