Cladoselachidae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Eugnathostomata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | †Symmoriiformes |
| Family: | †Cladoselachidae Dean, 1894 |
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Cladoselachidae is an extinct family of holocephalian cartilaginous fishes closely related to Symmoriiformes.[1] They are the only members of the order Cladoselachiformes and were characterized by having an elongated body with a spine in each of the two dorsal fins.
References[]
- ^ Coates, Michael I.; Finarelli, John A.; Sansom, Ivan J.; Andreev, Plamen S.; Criswell, Katharine E.; Tietjen, Kristen; Rivers, Mark L.; La Riviere, Patrick J. (2018-01-10). "An early chondrichthyan and the evolutionary assembly of a shark body plan". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 285 (1870): 20172418. doi:10.1098/rspb.2017.2418. PMC 5784200. PMID 29298937.
- Cladoselachiformes, Dictionary of Zoology (1999).
- Evolution and paleontology (fish). Animal Aqua.
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