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Lamna complanata

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae

Taxonomy
Lamna complanata was named by Egerton (1845). Its type specimen is BMNH P.595, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. nasus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Lamna complanata Egerton
1889Lamna complanata Woodward p. 372

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyLamnidaeMüller and Henle 1838
genusLamnaCuvier 1816
speciescomplanataEgerton 1845

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.

†Lamna complanata Egerton 1845
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available