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Elasmodus hunteri

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Callorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Elasmodus hunteri was named by Egerton (1843).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Psaliodus compressus Agassiz p. 351
1843Elasmodus hunteri Egerton
1843Psaliodus compressus Egerton
1891Elasmodus hunteri Woodward p. 89
1946Elasmodus hunteri Casier p. 111
1966Elasmodus hunteri Cassier p. 98
1993Elasmodus hunteri Cvancara and Hoganson p. 13
2001Elasmodus hunteri Averianov p. 295 figs. 2e-h

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
familyCallorhynchidae(Garman 1901)
genusElasmodusEgerton
specieshunteriEgerton 1843

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.

Elasmodus hunteri Egerton 1843
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Invalid names: Psaliodus compressus Agassiz 1843 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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