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Cestracion francisci

Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae

Taxonomy
Cestracion francisci was named by Girard (1855). It is extant.

It was recombined as Gyropleurodus francisci by Jordan and Hanibal (1923); it was recombined as Gyropleurodus francisci by Jordan and Hanibal (1923).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Cestracion francisci Girard p. 196
1923Gyropleurodus francisci Jordan and Hanibal p. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Selachii
superorderGaleomorphi
orderHeterodontiformesBerg 1940
familyHeterodontidaeGray 1851
genusCestracionde Blainville 1816
speciesfrancisciGirard 1855

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available