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Dalatiiformes (sleeper shark)

Chondrichthyes - Dalatiiformes

Taxonomy
Dalatiiformes was named by Shirai (1992). It is extant.

It was assigned to Neoselachii by Underwood (2006); and to Chondrichthyes by Adnet et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Dalatiiformes Shirai
2006Dalatiiformes Adnet et al. p. 61
2006Dalatiiformes Underwood p. 234

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
orderDalatiiformesShirai 1992
orderDalatiiformesShirai 1992

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.

Or. Dalatiiformes Shirai 1992 [sleeper shark]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available