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Tazakidae

Chondrichthyes - Altholepidiformes - Tazakidae

Taxonomy
Tazakidae was named by Andreev et al. (2015). Its type is Tazakia.

It was assigned to Altholepidiformes by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Tazakia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Tazakidae Andreev et al. p. 694
2019Tazakidae van der Laan p. 34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
orderAltholepidiformes
familyTazakidaeAndreev et al. 2015
familyTazakidaeAndreev et al. 2015

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.

Fm. †Tazakidae Andreev et al. 2015
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G. †Tazakia Andreev et al. 2015
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available