Neoselachii

Neoselachii are a grouping of cartilaginous fishes in subclass Elasmobranchii of class Chondrichthyes. It contains all living (extant) sharks, skates, and rays. The first known neoselachian is the Devonian (possible) hexanchiforme Mcmurdodus.

Neoselachii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Infraclass: Euselachii
Clade: Neoselachii

Sources

  • F. Harvey Pough, Christine M. Janis & John B. Heiser (2009). Vertebrate Life (8th ed.). San Francisco: Pearson Benjamin Cummings. ISBN 978-0-321-54576-3.
  • Underwood, C. J. (2006). "Diversification of the Neoselachii (Chondrichthyes) during the Jurassic and Cretaceous" (PDF). Paleobiology. 32 (2): 215–235. doi:10.1666/04069.1.


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