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Plesioselachus
Taxonomy
Plesioselachus was named by Anderson et al. (1999). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Elasmobranchii by Long (2011); and to Chondrichthyes by Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Elasmobranchii by Long (2011); and to Chondrichthyes by Nelson et al. (2016).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1999 | Plesioselachus Anderson et al. |
| 2011 | Plesioselachus Long p. 242 |
| 2016 | Plesioselachus Nelson et al. p. 45 |
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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.
G. †Plesioselachus Anderson et al. 1999
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†Plesioselachus macracanthus Anderson 1990
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023 | |||||
Age range: Famennian or 372.20000 to 358.90000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Frasnian - Famennian | South Africa | P. macracanthus (23519) | |
| Famennian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | P. macracanthus (68049) |