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Myeladaphus

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes

Taxonomy
Myeladaphus was named by Cope (1876). Its type is Myeladaphus bipartitus.

It was assigned to Elasmobranchii by Cope (1876); and to Rajiformes by Johnston (1980).

Species
M. bipartitus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Myeladaphus Cope
1980Myeladaphus Johnston

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
genusMyeladaphus

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. †Myeladaphus Cope 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:15:23
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:15:23
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available