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Squalus orpiensis

Chondrichthyes - Squalidae

Taxonomy
Notidanus orpiensis was named by Winkler (1874).

It was recombined as Squalus orpiensis by Herman (1977); it was recombined as Megasqualus orpiensis by Cvancara and Hoganson (1993).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Notidanus orpiensis Winkler
1977Squalus orpiensis Herman p. 137
1993Megasqualus orpiensis Cvancara and Hoganson p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Selachii
superorderSqualimorphi
SqualidaNelson et al. 2016
Squaliformes(Goodrich 1909)
familySqualidaeBonaparte 1834
genusSqualus
speciesorpiensis(Winkler 1874)

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.

Squalus orpiensis Winkler 1874
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Diagnosis
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