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Paraisurus macrorhizus

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Paraisuridae

Taxonomy
Oxyrhina macrorhiza was named by Pictet and Campiche (1858). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Paraisurus macrorhizus by Cappetta and Case (1999) and Sokolskyi and Guinot (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Oxyrhina macrorhiza Pictet and Campiche
1889Oxyrhina macrorhiza Woodward p. 381
1999Paraisurus macrorhizus Cappetta and Case p. 24 fig. 7
2021Paraisurus macrorhizus Sokolskyi and Guinot p. 13 figs. 6A-F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyParaisuridae
genusParaisurusGlikman 1957
speciesmacrorhizus(Pictet and Campiche 1858)

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.

Paraisurus macrorhizus Pictet and Campiche 1858
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Diagnosis
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