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Paracestracion sarstedensis

Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae

Taxonomy
Heterodontus sarstedtensis was named by Thies (1983). Its type specimen is SMF 7126, a set of teeth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Moorberg, near Hannover, which is in an Aalenian marine horizon in Germany.

It was recombined as Paracestracion sarstedensis by Kriwet (2008) and Delsate and Weis (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Heterodontus sarstedtensis Thies
2008Paracestracion sarstedensis Kriwet p. 236
2010Paracestracion sarstedensis Delsate and Weis figs. Pl 6, fig 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
—Selachii
superorderGaleomorphi
orderHeterodontiformesBerg 1940
familyHeterodontidaeGray 1851
genusParacestracionKoken in Zittel 1911
speciessarstedensis()

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.

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Diagnosis
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