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Helicampodus qomolangma

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Helicampodontidae

Taxonomy
Sinohelicoprion qomolangma was named by Zhang (1976). Its type specimen is IVPP V4752.1-2 and is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Qubu, Tingri County (IVPP), which is in a Griesbachian marine horizon in China.

It was recombined as Helicampodus qomolangma by Chang and Jin (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Sinohelicoprion qomolangma Zhang p. 332 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-6; pl 2, figs 1-2
1996Helicampodus qomolangma Chang and Jin p. 466

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderEugeneodontiformes()
familyHelicampodontidae
genusHelicampodus
speciesqomolangma()

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.

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