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Lamna biauriculata

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae

Taxonomy
Otodus biauriculatus was named by Wanner (1902).

It was recombined as Lamna biauriculata by Cappetta (1972).

Subspecies
L. nigeriana
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. nasus, L. rapax

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Otodus biauriculatus Wanner
1972Lamna biauriculata Cappetta p. 189 figs. Pl 1, figs 5-11

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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
genusLamnaCuvier 1816
speciesbiauriculata(Wanner 1902)

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.

†Lamna biauriculata Wanner 1902
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available