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Megascyliorhininae (disused)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae

Taxonomy
Megascyliorhininae was named by Pfeil (1984).

It was assigned to Scyliorhinidae by Cappetta (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Megascyliorhininae Pfeil p. 645
1992Megascyliorhininae Cappetta p. 645

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyScyliorhinidaeGill 1862
subfamilyMegascyliorhininaePfeil 1984
subfamilyMegascyliorhininaePfeil 1984

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.

Subfm. †Megascyliorhininae Pfeil 1984
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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 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available