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Megachasma

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Megachasmidae

Taxonomy
Megachasma was named by Taylor et al. (1983). It is extant.

It was assigned to Megachasmidae by Compagno (2005), Shimada et al. (2014) and Landini et al. (2019).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Megachasma Taylor et al.
2005Megachasma Compagno
2014Megachasma Shimada et al.
2019Megachasma Landini et al. p. 358

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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
familyMegachasmidae
genusMegachasmaTaylor et al. 1983

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. Megachasma Taylor et al. 1983
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Megachasma applegatei Shimada et al. 2014
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available