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Galeomorphi

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Galeomorphii was named by Compagno (1973). It is extant.

It was reranked as the order Galeomorphii by Kriwet et al. (2007) and Kriwet et al. (2009); it was reranked as the superorder Galeomorphi by Long (2011), Nelson et al. (2016), Kent (2018) and Cicimurri et al. (2022).

It was assigned to Chondrichthyes by Sepkoski (2002); to Galea by Delsate (2003); to Neoselachii by Kriwet et al. (2007); to Neoselachii by Kriwet et al. (2009); to Elasmobranchii by Kent (2018); and to Selachii by Long (2011), Nelson et al. (2016) and Cicimurri et al. (2022).

Sister taxa
Heterodontiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Galeomorphii Compagno
2002Galeomorphii Sepkoski
2003Galeomorphii Delsate p. 8
2007Galeomorphii Kriwet et al.
2009Galeomorphii Kriwet et al. p. 320
2011Galeomorphi Long p. 242
2016Galeomorphi Nelson et al. p. 58
2018Galeomorphi Kent p. 62
2022Galeomorphi Cicimurri et al.

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

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.

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
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available