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Brachaeluridae

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Brachaeluridae

Taxonomy
Brachaeluridae was named by Applegate (1972). Its type is Brachaelurus.

It was assigned to Orectolobiformes by Thies (1983) and Kriwet (2003); and to Orectoloboidea by Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Brachaeluridae Applegate
1983Brachaeluridae Thies p. 32
2003Brachaeluridae Kriwet p. 585
2016Brachaeluridae Nelson et al. p. 59

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
familyBrachaeluridaeApplegate 1972
familyBrachaeluridaeApplegate 1972

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.

Fm. †Brachaeluridae Applegate 1972
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G. Brachaelurus Ogilby 1906
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Brachaelurus estesi Herman 1977
G. †Eostegostoma Herman and Crochard 1977
G. †Paraginglymostoma Herman 1982
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available