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Ostenoselachidae

Chondrichthyes - Ostenoselachidae

Taxonomy
Ostenoselachidae was named by Duffin (1998). Its type is Ostenoselache.

It was assigned to Neoselachii by Duffin (1998) and Underwood (2006).

Subtaxa
Ostenoselache (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Ostenoselachidae Duffin p. 5
2006Ostenoselachidae Underwood p. 234

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
familyOstenoselachidae
familyOstenoselachidae

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. †Ostenoselachidae Duffin 1998
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G. †Ostenoselache Duffin 1998
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Ostenoselache stenosoma Duffin 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available