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Somniosus gonzalezi

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Somniosidae

Taxonomy
Somniosus gonzalezi was named by Welton and Goedert (2016). Its type specimen is USNM 559335, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LACMVP 5412, which is in a Chattian offshore mudstone in the Pysht Formation of Washington.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Somniosus gonzalezi Welton and Goedert p. 319

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderSqualomorphi(Compagno 1973)
orderSqualiformesGoodrich 1909
familySomniosidaeJordan 1888
genusSomniosusLe Sueur 1818
speciesgonzalezi

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.

†Somniosus gonzalezi Welton and Goedert 2016
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Diagnosis
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