Subclass

Neoselachii (Sharks and rays)

Caliraja rhina. Photo: (c) Merlin Best, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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.

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Elasmobranchii (Elasmobranchs)
        Subclass: Neoselachii (Sharks and rays)
        Infraclass: Batoidea (Rays) (3)
        Infraclass: Selachii (Sharks) (8)

Subtaxa

Infraclass: Batoidea (Rays)

Infraclass: Selachii (Sharks)

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