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Hexanchus gigas

Chondrichthyes - Squalomorphii - Hexanchidae

Taxonomy
Notidanus gigas was named by Sismonda (1857). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Hexanchus gigas by Arambourg (1927) and Kent (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Notidanus gigas Sismonda
1926Notidanus gigas Leriche p. 389
1927Hexanchus gigas Arambourg p. 222
2018Hexanchus gigas Kent p. 58

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
orderSqualomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderHexanchiformesde Buen 1926
familyHexanchidaeGray 1851
genusHexanchusRafinesque 1810
speciesgigas(Sismonda 1857)

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.

Hexanchus gigas Sismonda 1857
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Diagnosis
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