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Heterodontoidea (disused)

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Heterodontoidea was named by Hay (1902).

It was reranked as the suborder Heterodontoidei by Fedorowski (1912), Herman (1977).

It was assigned to Squali by Hay (1902); and to Selachii by Fedorowski (1912), Herman (1977), Thurmond and Jones (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Heterodontoidea Hay p. 285
1912Heterodontoidei Fedorowski p. 55
1977Heterodontoidei Herman p. 17
1981Heterodontoidea Thurmond and Jones p. 42

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Selachii
superfamilyHeterodontoidea
superfamilyHeterodontoidea

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.

Superfm. †Heterodontoidea Hay 1902
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:18:00
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:00
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009
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