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Rhizoprion

Chondrichthyes - Galeidae

Taxonomy
Rhizoprion was named by Ogilby (1915).

It was assigned to Galeidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Rhizoprion Ogilby p. 551
1963Rhizoprion Jordan p. 600

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—Galeoidei
familyGaleidae
genusRhizoprionOgilby 1915

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. †Rhizoprion Ogilby 1915
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available