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Hispidaspis

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae

Taxonomy
Hispidaspis is a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Scapanorhynchus gigas.

It was assigned to Lamniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Odontaspididae by Jambura et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Hispidaspis Sepkoski
2024Hispidaspis Jambura et al. p. 19

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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
familyOdontaspididaeMüller and Henle 1839
genusHispidaspis

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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Hispidaspis gigas Woodward 1889
Hispidaspis horridus Sokolov 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available