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Dirrhizodon

Chondrichthyes - Galeidae

Taxonomy
Dirrhizodon was named by Klunzinger (1870).

It was synonymized subjectively with Hemipristis by Hay (1902).

It was assigned to Galeidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Dirrhizodon Klunzinger
1963Dirrhizodon Jordan p. 599

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
Galeoidei
familyGaleidae
genusDirrhizodonKlunzinger 1870

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.

G. †Dirrhizodon Klunzinger 1870
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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
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