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Carcharodon (Procarcharodon)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae

Taxonomy
Carcharodon (Procarcharodon) was named by Thurmond and Jones (1981) [I don't know who first put Procarcharodon as a subgenus of Carcharodon.].

It was assigned to Carcharodon by Thurmond and Jones (1981).

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Carcharodon (Procarcharodon) Thurmond and Jones p. 56

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyLamnidaeMüller and Henle 1838
genusCarcharodonSmith 1838
subgenusProcarcharodon

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.

Subg. †Carcharodon (Procarcharodon) Thurmond and Jones 1981
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