ADW: Rhincodon typus: CLASSIFICATION

Rhincodon typuswhale shark(Also: Dámero; Tiburon ballena)

KingdomAnimaliaanimals
- Eumetazoametazoans
  - Bilateriabilaterally symmetrical animals
    - Deuterostomiadeuterostomes
      - PhylumChordatachordates
        Craniatacraniates
        SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
        SuperclassGnathostomatajawed vertebrates
        ClassChondrichthyesrays, sharks, and relatives
        Elasmobranchii
        OrderOrectolobiformes
        FamilyRhincodontidaeWhale shark
        GenusRhincodon
        SpeciesRhincodon typuswhale shark

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KingdomAnimaliaanimals
PhylumChordatachordates
SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
ClassChondrichthyesrays, sharks, and relatives
OrderOrectolobiformes
FamilyRhincodontidaeWhale shark
GenusRhincodon
SpeciesRhincodon typuswhale shark

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