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Alopiidae (thresher shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Alopiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Alopiidae Bonaparte
1963Alopiidae Jordan p. 599
1977Alopiidae Herman p. 166
1981Alopiidae Thurmond and Jones p. 58
2001Alopiidae Purdy et al. p. 107
2003Alopiidae Antunes and Balbino p. 143
2006Alopiidae Underwood p. 235
2009Alopiidae Cicimurri and Knight p. 630
2016Alopiidae Nelson et al. p. 65
2018Alopiidae Kent p. 97
2020Alopiidae VillafaƱa et al. p. 733

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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
familyAlopiidaeBonaparte 1838
familyAlopiidaeBonaparte 1838

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.

Fm. Alopiidae Bonaparte 1838 [thresher shark]
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G. Alopias Rafinesque 1810 [thresher shark]
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Alopias acutidens Casier 1958
Alopias exigua Probst 1879
Alopias grandis Leriche 1942
Alopias latidens Leriche 1909
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Alopias macrourus Rafinesque 1810
Alopias palatasi Kent 2018
Alopias superciliosus Lowe 1840
Alopias vulpinus Bonnaterre 1788
G. †Paranomotodon Herman 1975
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Paranomotodon toddi Case and Cappetta 1997
G. †Vulpecula Valmont 1768
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available