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Hemiscyllioidea (disused)

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes

Taxonomy
Hemiscyllioidea was named by Naylor (2012). It is extant.

It was assigned to Orectoloboidei by Nelson et al. (2016), Ebersole et al. (2019), Cicimurri et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Hemiscyllioidea Naylor
2016Hemiscyllioidea Nelson et al. p. 59
2019Hemiscyllioidea Ebersole et al. p. 20
2025Hemiscyllioidea Cicimurri et al. p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
suborderOrectoloboideiApplegate 1974
superfamilyHemiscyllioideaNaylor 2012
superfamilyHemiscyllioideaNaylor 2012

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. Hemiscyllioidea Naylor 2012
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:07:32
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:07:32
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available