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Hydrolagus

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Chimaeridae

Taxonomy
Hydrolagus was named by Gill (1862).

It was assigned to Chimaeridae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Hydrolagus Gill p. 317
1963Hydrolagus Jordan p. 606

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
familyChimaeridae
genusHydrolagusGill 1862

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. †Hydrolagus Gill 1862
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available