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Neoselachii

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Neoselachii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Infraclass: Euselachii
Clade: 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.

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.