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Lamna gracilis

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae

Taxonomy
Lamna (Odontaspis) gracilis was named by Agassiz (1843).

It was recombined as Lamna gracilis by Agassiz (1843) and Hay (1902).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. nasus, L. rapax

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Lamna gracilis Agassiz figs. Pl 37a, figs 2-4
1843Lamna (Odontaspis) gracilis Agassiz p. 295
1847Lamna (Odontaspis) gracilis Gibbes p. 198
1902Lamna gracilis Hay p. 303

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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
familyLamnidaeMüller and Henle 1838
genusLamnaCuvier 1816
speciesgracilis()

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.

†Lamna gracilis Agassiz 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available