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Scapanorhynchus elongatus

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae

Taxonomy
Scapanorhynchus elongatus was named by Woodward (1889). Its type specimen is BMNH P.4774, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. maslinensis, S. praeraphidion, S. rhapiodon

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Scapanorhynchus elongatus Woodward p. 353 figs. pl. xvii fig. 8
1977Scapanorhynchus elongatus Herman p. 183

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyMitsukurinidaeJordan 1898
genusScapanorhynchus
specieselongatus

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.

†Scapanorhynchus elongatus Woodward 1889
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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 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available