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Paraisurus
Taxonomy
Paraisurus was named by Glikman (1957).
It was assigned to Lamnidae by Glikman (1957); to Cretoxyrhinidae by Herman (1977), Siverson (1997), Cappetta and Case (1999); to Lamniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Paraisuridae by Herman (1979), Siversson and Machalski (2017).
It was assigned to Lamnidae by Glikman (1957); to Cretoxyrhinidae by Herman (1977), Siverson (1997), Cappetta and Case (1999); to Lamniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Paraisuridae by Herman (1979), Siversson and Machalski (2017).
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2009-08-12; modified by M. Clapham on 2025-08-25
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1957 | Paraisurus Glikman p. 115 |
| 1977 | Paraisurus Herman p. 166 |
| 1979 | Paraisurus Herman p. 362 |
| 1997 | Paraisurus Siverson p. 461 |
| 1999 | Paraisurus Cappetta and Case p. 24 |
| 2002 | Parisurus Sepkoski |
| 2017 | Paraisurus Siversson and Machalski p. 451 |
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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.
G. †Paraisurus Glikman 1957
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†Paraisurus amudarjensis Mertinienė et al. 1994
†Paraisurus compressus Sokolov 1978
†Paraisurus macrorhizus Pictet and Campiche 1858
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Invalid names: Otodus monstrosus Rogovich 1861 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available