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Scymnorhinidae

Chondrichthyes - Scymnorhinidae

Taxonomy
Scymnorhinidae is a family. It is extant.

It was assigned to Squaloidei by Jordan (1963); and to Squaliformes by Cassier (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Scymnorhinidae Jordan p. 601
1966Scymnorhinidae Cassier p. 62

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Selachii
superorderSqualimorphi
SqualidaNelson et al. 2016
Squaliformes(Goodrich 1909)
familyScymnorhinidae
familyScymnorhinidae

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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G. †Borborodes Gistel 1848
G. †Cirrhigaleus Tanaka 1912
G. †Euprotomicrus Gill 1864
G. †Leius Kner 1865
G. Scymnorhinus Bonaparte 1846
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Scymnorhinus lichia Cuvier 1817
Scymnorhinus occidentalis Agassiz 1856
G. †Xenodus Miller 1892
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Xenodus hertzeri Newberry 1889
Invalid names: Goniodus Newberry 1889 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available