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Etmopterus
Taxonomy
Etmopterus was named by Rafinesque (1810) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. It is extant. Its type is Squalus spinax.
It was assigned to Squalidae by Jordan (1963); to Squaliformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Etmopteridae by Cahuzac et al. (2007) and Underwood and Schlogl (2013).
It was assigned to Squalidae by Jordan (1963); to Squaliformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Etmopteridae by Cahuzac et al. (2007) and Underwood and Schlogl (2013).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1810 | Etmopterus Rafinesque |
| 1963 | Etmopterus Jordan p. 601 |
| 2002 | Etmopterus Sepkoski |
| 2007 | Etmopterus Cahuzac et al. p. 13 |
| 2013 | Etmopterus Underwood and Schlogl p. 496 |
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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.
G. Etmopterus Rafinesque 1810
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†Etmopterus acutidens Casier 1966
†Etmopterus cahuzaci Adnet 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available