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Selachii (shark)

Chondrichthyes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Selachii Gadow p. 5
1902Selacha Hay p. 274
1904Selachii Case p. 74
1904Selachii Eastman p. 71
1906Selachii Andrews p. 317
1911Selachii Jaekel p. 55
1912Selachii Fedorowski p. 55
1916Selachii Woodward p. 3
1933Selachii Gunnell
1934Selachii Säve-Söderbergh p. 17
1963Selachii Jordan p. 590
1970Selachii Applegate p. 393
1971Selachii Sykes p. 13
1977Selachii Herman p. 17
1978Selachii Case p. 180
1979Selachii Case p. 79
1981Selachii Thurmond and Jones p. 39
1987Selachii Kumar and Loyal p. 62
1988Selachii Case and Schwimmer p. 291
2011Selachii Long p. 242
2016Selachii Nelson et al. p. 58
2019Selachii Ebersole et al. p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Selachii
Selachii

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.

Unr. Selachii [shark]
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Subor. †Asterospondyli Haase
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Invalid names: Gestracionidae [empty]
G. †Cooperodon Whitley 1956
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Cooperodon typicalis Gunnell 1933
Invalid names: Cooperella Gunnell 1933 [replaced]
Subor. †Ctenacanthoidei Moy-Thomas and Miles 1971
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Invalid names: Londichiidae Herman 1977 [empty]
G. †Fortscottella Gunnell 1931
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Fortscottella gemmicula Gunnell 1933
Superor. †Galeomorphi
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G. †Erquitaia Cappetta 1989
Or. Heterodontiformes Berg 1940 [bullhead shark]
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Fm. Heterodontidae Gray 1851
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G. †Acrodonchus Fraas 1889
G. †Amacanthus St John and Worthen 1875
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Amacanthus gibbosus Newberry and Worthen 1866
G. †Centracion Gray 1831
G. †Centrodus Giebel 1848
G. †Chalazacanthus Davis 1883
G. †Drepanephorus Egerton 1872
G. †Echinodus Davis 1884
G. †Gyropleurodus Gill 1862
G. Heterodontus de Blainville 1816 [bullhead shark]
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Heterodontus boussioni Guinot et al. 2013
Heterodontus cainozoicus Pledge 1985
Heterodontus canaliculatus Egerton and Woodward 1889
Heterodontus carerens Kriwet 1999
Heterodontus creamridgensis Case et al. 2001
Heterodontus duffini Thies 1983
Heterodontus havreensis Herman 1977
Heterodontus laevis Guinot et al. 2013
Heterodontus lerichei Casier 1943
Heterodontus lonzeensis Herman 1977
Heterodontus philippi Bloch and Schneider 1801
Heterodontus pineti Fedorowski 1912
Heterodontus portujacksoni Meyer 1793 [Port Jackson shark]
Heterodontus rugosus Agassiz 1839
Heterodontus semirugosus Plieninger 1847
Heterodontus upnikensis Dalinkevičius 1935
Heterodontus wardensis Cassier 1966
Invalid names: Cestracion Cuvier 1817 [synonym], Heterodontobatis Landemaine 1991 [synonym]
G. †Hoplonchus Davis 1876
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Hoplonchus elegans Davis 1876
Hoplonchus parvulus Newberry 1875
G. †Hybodopsis Barkas 1878
G. †Lepracanthus Agassiz 1843
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Lepracanthus colei Owen 1869
G. †Lispacanthus Davis 1883
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G. †Paracestracion Koken in Zittel 1911
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Paracestracion bellis Underwood and Ward 2004
Paracestracion falcifer Wagner 1857
Paracestracion pectinatus Guinot et al. 2014
Paracestracion viohli Kriwet 2008
G. †Proheterodontus Underwood and Ward 2004
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Proheterodontus sylvestris Underwood and Ward 2004
G. †Psilacanthus Quenstedt 1858
G. †Pycnacanthus Fischer von Waldheim 1852
G. †Selachidea Quenstedt 1852
G. †Strongyliscus Jordan 1925
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Strongyliscus robustus Jordan 1925
G. †Tropidodus Gill 1862
Invalid names: Hybodontoidei Owen 1846 [empty]
G. †Hypsobatis Cappetta 1992
G. †Rajorhina Jaekel 1894
G. †Reifia Duffin 1980
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Reifia minuta Duffin 1980
G. †Youssoubatis Cappetta 1992
G. †Hammondella Gunnell 1933
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Hammondella crassa Gunnell 1933
Hammondella globosa Gunnell 1933
G. †Idiacanthus Gunnell 1933
G. †Kirkella Gunnell 1933
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Kirkella elliptica Gunnell 1933
Kirkella indentata Gunnell 1933
Kirkella typicalis Gunnell 1933
G. †Moreyella Gunnell 1933
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Moreyella aviculiformis Gunnell 1933
Moreyella trilobata Gunnell 1933
Moreyella typicalis Gunnell 1933
Fm. Notidanidae Bonaparte
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G. †Xenodolamia Leidy 1877
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Xenodolamia barbadica Casier 1958
Xenodolamia eocaena Woodward 1889
Xenodolamia pravus Leidy 1877
Xenodolamia simplex Leidy 1877
Subor. Rajae
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Invalid names: Pachyura Gill 1872 [empty]
Subor. Squali Müller and Henle 1838
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Invalid names: Petalodontoidea Hay 1902 [empty], Squaloidea [empty]
Superor. †Squalimorphi
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Echinorhinus blakei Agassiz 1856
Echinorhinus lapaoi Antunes and Cappetta 2002
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Invalid names: Echinorhinus maremagnum Bogan 2017 [synonym]
Echinorhinus spinosus Gmelin 1789
Echinorhinus vielhus Guinot et al. 2014
Unr. †Squalida Nelson 2016
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Unr. Squaliformes Goodrich 1909
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Fm. Centrophoridae Bleeker 1859 [gulper shark]
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G. †Centrodeania Feichtinger et al. 2024
G. Centrophorus Müller and Henle 1837
G. Deania Jordan and Snyder 1902
G. †Centropterus Costa 1856
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Centropterus lividus Costa 1856
Fm. Dalatiidae Gray 1851
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G. †Acrosqualiolus Adnet 2006
G. †Angoumeius Adnet et al. 2006
G. Dalatias Rafinesque 1810
G. †Eosqualiolus Adnet 2006
G. †Hessinodon Cappetta et al. 2019
G. Isistius Gill 1864
G. †Oligodalatias Welton 2016
G. †Squaliodalatias Adnet et al. 2006
G. Squaliolus Smith and Radcliffe 1912
Fm. Etmopteridae Fowler 1941
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G. †Eoetmopterus Muller and Schollmann 1989
G. Etmopterus Rafinesque 1810
G. †Incognitorapax Feichtinger et al. 2024
G. Miroscyllium Shirai and Nakaya 1990
G. †Orthechinorhinus Adnet 2006
G. †Paraetmopterus Adnet 2006
G. †Proetmopterus Siverson 1993
G. Trigonognathus Mochizuki and Ohe 1990
G. †Fredipristis Feichtinger et al. 2022
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Fredipristis eximia Feichtinger et al. 2022
G. †Gibbechinorhinus Cappetta 1990
Fm. †Oxynotidae
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G. †Centrina Cuvier 1817
G. Oxynotus Rafinesque 1810
G. †Pseudoechinorhinus Pfeil 1983
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G. †Borborodes Gistel 1848
G. †Cirrhigaleus Tanaka 1912
G. †Euprotomicrus Gill 1864
G. †Leius Kner 1865
G. Scymnorhinus Bonaparte 1846
G. †Xenodus Miller 1892
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Invalid names: Goniodus Newberry 1889 [replaced]
Fm. Somniosidae Jordan 1888 [sleeper shark]
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G. Centroscymnus Barbosa du Bocage and Brito Capello 1864
G. Centroselachus Garman 1913
G. †Cretascymnus Cappetta 1980
G. †Heteroscymnus Tanaka 1912
G. †Laemargus Müller and Henle 1838
G. †Leiodon Wood 1847
G. †Protoxynotus Herman 1975
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Invalid names: Paraphorosoides Kriwet et al. 2006 [synonym]
G. †Rhinoscymnus Gill 1864
G. †Scymnodalatias Garrick 1956
G. Somniosus Le Sueur 1818 [sleeper shark]
Fm. Squalidae Bonaparte 1834 [dogfish shark]
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G. †Acanthidium Lowe 1839
G. †Acanthorhinus Blainville 1816
G. †Atractophorus Gilchrist 1922
G. †Centrophoroides Davis 1887
G. †Centroscyllium Müller and Henle 1838
G. †Centrosqualus Signeux 1950
G. †Entoxychirus Gill 1862
G. †Lepidorhinus Bonaparte 1845
G. †Machephilus Johnson 1867
G. †Megasqualus Herman 1982
G. †Microetmopterus Siverson 1993
G. †Nasisqualus Smith 1912
G. †Paracentroscyllium Alcock 1899
G. †Protocentrophorus Adnet et al. 2008
G. †Protosqualus Cappetta 1977
G. Scymnodon Bocage and Capello 1864
G. †Spinax Agassiz 1837
G. Squalus Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Acanthias Leach 1818 [objective synonym]
G. †Zameus Jordan and Fowler 1903
Invalid names: Dalatiinae Gray 1851 [empty], Spinacidae [synonym], Squalinae Bonaparte 1834 [empty]
G. †Squalogaleus Maisey 1976
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Squalogaleus woodwardi Maisey 1976
Invalid names: Dalatioidea Carvalho 1996 [invalid subgroup]
Unr. †Squatinida
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Unr. Squatiniformes Buen 1926
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Fm. †Pseudorhinidae Klug and Kriwet 2012
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G. †Pseudorhina Jaekel 1898
Fm. Squatinidae Bonaparte 1838 [angel shark]
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G. †Cretasquatina Maisey et al. 2020
G. †Phorcynis Thiollière 1854
G. †Squalraia De la Pylaie 1835
G. †Squatina Dumeril 1806
Invalid names: Protospinaciformes [empty]
Invalid names: Pristiphoriformes [empty]
Subor. †Tectospondyli
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Invalid names: Squaloidei [empty]
Fm. Trygonidae Müller and Henle 1837
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G. †Cyclobatis Egerton 1844
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Cyclobatis longicaudatus Woodward 1942
Cyclobatis major Davis 1887
Cyclobatis oligodactylus Egerton 1844
Cyclobatis tuberculatus Cappetta 1980
G. †Xiphotrygon Cope 1879
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Xiphotrygon acutidens Cope 1879
Invalid names: Anacoracoidei [empty], Centrobati Jaekel 1911 [empty], Heterodontoidea Hay 1902 [empty], Notidani Jaekel 1911 [empty], Notidanoidei [empty], Palaeosquali Jaekel 1911 [empty], Rhinae Jaekel 1911 [empty], Rhinoraji Jaekel 1911 [empty], Scyllidae [empty], Spinacidi Jaekel 1911 [empty], Statodonti Jaekel 1911 [empty], Trirostri Jaekel 1911 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available