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Etmopterus spinax

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Etmopteridae

Taxonomy
Squalus spinax was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant. It is the type species of Etmopterus.

It was recombined as Etmopterus spinax by Underwood and Schlogl (2013).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Squalus spinax Linnaeus
1810Etmopterus aculeatus Rafinesque
2013Etmopterus spinax Underwood and Schlogl p. 496

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderSqualomorphi(Compagno 1973)
orderSqualiformesGoodrich 1909
familyEtmopteridaeFowler 1941
genusEtmopterusRafinesque 1810
speciesspinax(Linnaeus 1758)

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.

Etmopterus spinax Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Etmopterus aculeatus Rafinesque 1810 [synonym]
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 07:18:41
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:41
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available