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Lamna biauriculata nigeriana

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae

Taxonomy
Lamna biauriculata nigeriana was named by Cappetta (1972).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. amplibasidens, L. contoridens, L. lerichi, L. libyca, L. nigeriana, L. serridens, L. tarnocziensis, L. totuserrata, L. unicuspidens, L. vandenbroecki
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2023-03-14

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Lamna biauriculata nigeriana Cappetta p. 189 figs. Pl 1, figs 5-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
RankNameAuthor
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyLamnidaeMüller and Henle 1838
genusLamnaCuvier 1816
speciesbiauriculata(Wanner 1902)
subspeciesnigeriana

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.

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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