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Carcharodon megalotis

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae

Taxonomy
Carcharias megalotis was named by Agassiz (1835).

It was recombined as Carcharodon megalotis by Agassiz (1843).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Carcharias megalotis Agassiz figs. Pl 28, figs 8-10
1839Carcharias megalotis Agassiz Duplicate figs. Pl 28, figs 8-10
1843Carcharodon megalotis Agassiz p. 258

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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
speciesmegalotis()

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 megalotis Agassiz 1835
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available