Gogoselachus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Genus: †Gogoselachus
Order and family indeterminated
Species: G. lynbeazelyae

Name

†Gogoselachus Long et al., 2015

• Type species: †Gogoselachus lynbeazelyae Long et al., 2015
• Etymology: Generic name for the Gogo Formation and Greek selachos (= shark).

References

• Long, J.A., Burrow, C.J., Ginter, M., Maisey, J.G., Trinajstic, K.M., Coates, M.I., Young, G.C. & Senden, T.J. 2015. First Shark from the Late Devonian (Frasnian) Gogo Formation, Western Australia Sheds New Light on the Development of Tessellated Calcified Cartilage. PLoS ONE 10 (5): e0126066. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126066 Reference page.