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Helicoprionidae

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Helicoprionidae

Taxonomy
Helicoprionidae was named by Karpinsky (1911). Its type is Helicoprion.

It was synonymized subjectively with Agassizodontidae by Nelson (2006).

It was assigned to Bradyodonti by Obruchev (1964); and to Eugeneodontiformes by Itano and Lucas (2018).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Helicoprionidae Karpinsky
1964Helicoprionidae Obruchev p. 362
1981Agassizodontidae Zangerl p. 86
2004Agassizodontidae Goto and Okura p. 218
2006Agassizodontidae Nelson p. 44
2010Agassizodontidae Ginter et al. p. 124
2018Helicoprionidae Itano and Lucas p. 408

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderEugeneodontiformes()
familyHelicoprionidaeKarpinsky 1911
familyHelicoprionidaeKarpinsky 1911

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. †Helicoprionidae Karpinsky 1911
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G. †Helicoprion Karpinsky 1899
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Helicoprion bessonowi Karpinsky 1899
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Invalid names: Helicoprion nevadensis Wheeler 1939 [synonym]
Helicoprion davisii Woodward 1886
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Invalid names: Helicoprion jingmenense Chen et al. 2007 [synonym], Helicoprion sierrensis Wheeler 1939 [synonym], Lissoprion ferrieri Hay 1907 [synonym]
Helicoprion ergassaminon Bendix-Almgreen 1966
Invalid names: Lissoprion Hay 1907 [synonym]
G. †Karpinskiprion Lebedev and Itano 2023
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Karpinskiprion ivanovi Karpinsky 1924
Invalid names: Agassizodontidae Zangerl 1981 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available