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Galeorhinus galeus

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae

Taxonomy
Squalus galeus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is not extant. It is the type species of Galeorhinus.

It was recombined as Galeorhinus galeus by Hay (1902) and Case (1981).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Squalus galeus Linnaeus
1902Galeorhinus galeus Hay p. 312
1981Galeorhinus galeus Case p. 65

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyTriakidaeGray 1851
genusGaleorhinusde Blainville and Prévost 1816
speciesgaleus(Linnaeus 1758)

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.

Galeorhinus galeus Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
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