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Sphyrna media (scoophead)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae

Taxonomy
Sphyrna media was named by Springer (1940). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Sphyrna media Springer
2001Sphyrna media Purdy et al. p. 158
2009Sphyrna media Cicimurri and Knight p. 635
2009Sphyrna media Costa et al. p. 224 fig. 1F
2014Sphyrna media Carillo-BriceƱo et al. p. 84
2017Sphyrna media Landini et al. p. 179 fig. 4S,T

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familySphyrnidaeGill 1872
genusSphyrnaRafinesque 1810
speciesmediaSpringer 1940

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.

Sphyrna media Springer 1940 [scoophead]
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Diagnosis
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