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Cladoselachida

Chondrichthyes - Cladoselachida

Taxonomy
Cladoselachida was named by Dean (1909). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Elasmobranchii by Zangerl (1981) and Williams (2001); and to Chondrichthyes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Cladoselachida Dean
1981Cladoselachida Zangerl p. 66
2001Cladoselachida Williams p. 220
2002Cladoselachida Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderCladoselachidaDean 1909
orderCladoselachidaDean 1909

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. †Cladoselachida Dean 1909
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G. †Iberolepis Mader 1986
G. †Lunalepis Mader 1986
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available