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Ganopristis

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Ganopristis was named by Arambourg (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. It is the type genus of Ganopristinae.

It was assigned to Ganopristinae by Arambourg (1940); to Galeomorphii by Sepkoski (2002); and to Sclerorhynchidae by Cappetta (1987), Cappetta and Corral (1999), Suárez and Cappetta (2004) and Corral et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Ganopristis Arambourg
1940Ganopristis Arambourg
1987Ganopristis Cappetta p. 147
1999Ganopristis Cappetta and Corral p. 362
2002Ganopristis Sepkoski
2004Ganopristis Suárez and Cappetta
2016Ganopristis Corral et al. p. 654

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
suborderSclerorhynchoidei
familySclerorhynchidae
genusGanopristisArambourg 1935

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. †Ganopristis Arambourg 1935
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Ganopristis hiram Hay 1903
Ganopristis leptodon Arambourg 1935
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Invalid names: Sclerorhynchus batavicus Albers and Weiler 1964 [synonym]
Ganopristis libanica Arambourg 1940
Ganopristis senta Hay 1903
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available