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Cretolamna biauriculata

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae

Taxonomy
Otodus biauriculata was named by Wanner (1902) [Zittel in MS].

It was recombined as Cretolamna biauriculata by Case (1979).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Otodus biauriculata Wanner
1979Cretolamna biauriculata Case p. 84

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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
familyOtodontidae
genusCretolamnaGlikman 1958
speciesbiauriculata(Wanner 1902)

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.

Cretolamna biauriculata Wanner 1902
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Diagnosis
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