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Cetorhinus maximus

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Cetorhinidae

Taxonomy
Squalus maximus was named by Gunner (1765). It is extant. It is the type species of Cetorhinus.

It was recombined as Cetorhinus maximus by Welton (2013).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1765Squalus maximus Gunner
1871Hannovera aurata Van Beneden p. 504
1876Selache (Hannovera) aurata Van Beneden p. 299
1882Selache duponti Hasse
1889Cetorhinus duponti Woodward
2013Cetorhinus maximus Welton p. 5

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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
familyCetorhinidaeGill 1862
genusCetorhinusde Blainville 1816
speciesmaximus(Gunner 1765)

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.

Cetorhinus maximus Gunner 1765
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Invalid names: Hannovera aurata Van Beneden 1871 [synonym], Selache duponti Hasse 1882 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available