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Meishanselache liui

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Meishanselache liui was named by Wang et al. (2007). Its type specimen is IVPP V 14535.1, an other (a complete dermal denticle), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cx-1-4, Meishan D Section, which is in a Changhsingian deep subtidal ramp limestone/claystone in the Changxing Formation of China. It is the type species of Meishanselache.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Meishanselache liui Wang et al. p. 30 figs. 1, 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
genusMeishanselache
speciesliui

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†Meishanselache liui Wang et al. 2007
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Diagnosis
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