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Mitsukurinidae (goblin shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Mitsukurinidae Jordan
1963Mitsukurinidae Jordan p. 599
1977Mitsukurinidae Herman p. 167
1979Mitsukurinidae Case p. 79
1988Mitsukurinidae Case and Schwimmer p. 294
1991Mitsukurinidae Müller and Diedrich p. 28
1992Mitsukurinidae Long p. 27
1993Mitsukurinidae Biddle p. 203
2006Mitsukurinidae Underwood p. 234
2007Mitsukurinidae Cahuzac et al. p. 21
2016Mitsukurinidae Nelson et al. p. 64
2019Mitsukurinidae Ebersole et al. p. 30
2020Mitsukurinidae Villafaña et al. p. 733
2021Mitsukurinidae Rana et al. p. 4
2024Mitsukurinidae Ebersole et al. p. 6
2025Mitsukurinidae Popov et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyMitsukurinidaeJordan 1898
familyMitsukurinidaeJordan 1898

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. Mitsukurinidae Jordan 1898 [goblin shark]
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G. †Anomotodon Arambourg 1952
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†Anomotodon genaulti Guinot et al. 2013
†Anomotodon hermani Kozlov 1999
†Anomotodon hermani Siverson 1992
†Anomotodon novus Winkler 1874
†Anomotodon plicatus Arambourg 1952
†Anomotodon principalis Cappetta 1975
†Anomotodon sheppeyensis Casier 1966
G. †Clerolamna Zhelezko 1999
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†Clerolamna umovae Zhelezko 1999
G. Mitsukurina Jordan 1898
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†Mitsukurina lineata Probst 1879
†Mitsukurina maslinensis Pledge 1967
Mitsukurina owstoni Jordan 1898 [goblin shark]
G. †Rhinognathus Davis 1887
G. †Scapanorhynchus Woodward 1889
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†Scapanorhynchus armenicus Glikman 1980
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Invalid names: Scapanorhynchus elongatus Woodward 1889 [synonym]
†Scapanorhynchus minimus Landemaine 1991
†Scapanorhynchus perssoni Siverson 1992
†Scapanorhynchus puercoensis Bourdon et al. 2011
†Scapanorhynchus rapax Quaas 1902
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Invalid names: Otodus smilodon Quaas 1902 [synonym]
†Scapanorhynchus raphiodon Agassiz 1843
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Invalid names: Lamna hectori Davis 1888 [synonym], Lamna plicatella Reuss 1845 [synonym], Lamna striatella Zaręczny 1878 [synonym], Lamna striola Zaręczny 1878 [synonym]
†Scapanorhynchus subulatus Agassiz 1843
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Invalid names: Lamna carinata Davis 1888 [synonym], Odontaspis kaikoraensis Davis 1888 [synonym]
†Scapanorhynchus temiricus Zhelezko 1988
†Scapanorhynchus tenuis Case et al. 2001
†Scapanorhynchus texanus Roemer 1852
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Invalid names: Odontaspis malletiana White 1956 [synonym]
†Scapanorhynchus trigeri Coquand 1859
Invalid names: Microdontaspis Case et al. 2001 [synonym]
G. †Striatolamia Glikman 1964
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†Striatolamia cederstroemi Siverson 1995
†Striatolamia macrota Agassiz 1838
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Invalid names: Odontaspis elegans Agassiz 1838 [synonym]
†Striatolamia sibirica Zhelezko 1999
†Striatolamia striata Winkler 1874
†Striatolamia whitei Arambourg 1952
Invalid names: Odontaspis macrota rossica Jaekel 1895 [synonym]
G. †Woellsteinia Reinecke et al. 2001
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†Woellsteinia kozlovi Adnet 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available