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Alopecias smithwoodwardi

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae

Taxonomy
Alopecias smithwoodwardi was named by Bohm (1926) [Originally called Alopecias Smith Woodwardi]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Langental, NE of Bogenfels, which is in a Priabonian shallow subtidal siltstone/sandstone in the Langental Beds Formation of Namibia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Alopecias smithwoodwardi Bohm p. 77 figs. Fig. B, 14a, 15a, 16

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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
familyLamnidaeMüller and Henle 1838
genusAlopeciasCanto 1886
speciessmithwoodwardi

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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Diagnosis
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