Somniosus
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Genus of sharks
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| Somniosus microcephalus | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Somniosidae |
| Genus: | Somniosus Lesueur,1818 |
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| Squalus microcephalus | |
Somniosusis a widely distributedgenusof deepwaterdogfish sharksin thefamilySomniosidae.[2]Several members of the genus are believed to attain lengths up to 7 m (23 ft), thus ranking among the largest of sharks.
Species
[edit]- Somniosus antarcticusWhitley,1939(southern sleeper shark)
- Somniosus cheniHsu, Lin, & Joung, 2020(Taiwan sleeper shark)
- †Somniosus gonzaleziWelton & Goedert, 2016– fossil,Oligocene
- Somniosus longusTanaka,1912(frog shark)
- Somniosus microcephalus(Bloch&J. G. Schneider,1801)(Greenland shark)
- Somniosus pacificusBigelow&Schroeder,1944(Pacific sleeper shark)
- Somniosus rostratusA. Risso,1827(little sleeper shark)
- Somniosussp. ANot yet described(longnose sleeper shark)
See also
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References
[edit]- ^Bruce J. Welton; James L. Goedert (2016). "New fossil species ofSomniosusandRhinoscymnus(Squaliformes: Somniosidae), deep water sharks from Oligocene rocks of Western Washington State, USA ".New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin.74:309–326.
- ^Yano, K.; Stevens, J. D.; Compagno, L. J. V. (December 2004). "A review of the systematics of the sleeper shark genusSomniosuswith redescriptions ofSomniosus (Somniosus) antarcticusandSomniosus (Rhinoscymnus) longus(Squaliformes: Somniosidae) ".Ichthyological Research.51(4).Springer:360–373.doi:10.1007/s10228-004-0244-4.
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