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Squatina speciosa

Chondrichthyes - Squatinidae

Taxonomy
Squatina speciosa was named by von Meyer (1856). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Squatina speciosa von Meyer
1889Squatina speciosa Woodward p. 65 figs. text-fig.2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Selachii
superorderSqualimorphi
Squatinida
Squatiniformes(Buen 1926)
familySquatinidaeBonaparte 1838
genusSquatinaDumeril 1806
speciesspeciosavon Meyer 1856

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.

Squatina speciosa von Meyer 1856
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Diagnosis
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