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Prionace (blue shark)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Taxonomy
Prionace was named by Cantor (1849) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Carcharias (Prionace) by Cantor (1849); it was reranked as Carcharhinus (Prionace) by Hay (1902).

It was assigned to Carcharias by Cantor (1849); to Carcharhinus by Hay (1902); to Galeidae by Jordan (1963); to Carcharhiniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Carcharhinidae by Compagno (2005).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Carcharias (Prionodon) Müller and Henle
1849Carcharias (Prionace) Cantor
1849Prionace Cantor
1902Carcharhinus (Prionace) Hay p. 312
1904Carcharias (Prionodon) Chapman and Pritchard p. 274
1904Carcharias (Prionodon) Eastman p. 84
1924Carcharias (Prionodon) Chapman and Cudmore p. 119
1942Prionodon Leriche p. 80
1963Prionace Jordan p. 599
1963Prionodon Jordan p. 599
2002Prionace Sepkoski
2005Prionace Compagno

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyCarcharhinidaeJordan and Evermann 1896
genusPrionace

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.

G. Prionace Cantor 1849 [blue shark]
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Invalid names: Carcharias (Prionodon) Müller and Henle 1841 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available