Squaliolus is a genus of deep-sea squaliform sharks in the family Dalatiidae.
Squaliolus Temporal range: [1]
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Spined pygmy shark (Squaliolus laticaudus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Order: | Squaliformes |
Family: | Dalatiidae |
Genus: | Squaliolus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 |
Type species | |
Squaliolus laticaudus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
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Species
edit- Squaliolus aliae Teng, 1959 (smalleye pygmy shark)
- Squaliolus laticaudus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (spined pygmy shark)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2008-01-09.