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Carcharodon mortoni

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae

Taxonomy
Carcharodon mortoni was named by Gibbes (1847).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. praemegalodon

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Carcharodon mortoni Gibbes p. 146

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyLamnidaeMüller and Henle 1838
genusCarcharodonSmith 1838
speciesmortoni

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.

†Carcharodon mortoni Gibbes 1847
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available