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Heterodontus portujacksoni (Port Jackson shark)

Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae

Taxonomy
Squalus portujacksoni was named by Meyer (1793). It is extant.

It was recombined as Heterodontus portujacksoni by Kriwet et al. (2009), Pledge et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1793Squalus portujacksoni Meyer
2009Heterodontus portujacksoni Kriwet et al. p. 320
2015Heterodontus portujacksoni Pledge et al. p. 70

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderHeterodontiformesBerg 1940
familyHeterodontidaeGray 1851
genusHeterodontusde Blainville 1816
speciesportujacksoni(Meyer 1793)

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.

Heterodontus portujacksoni Meyer 1793 [Port Jackson shark]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available