Gollum

Gollum attenuatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Carcharhiniformes

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 Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Infraclassis: Euselachii Division/Cohort: Neoselachii Subdivision/Subcohort: Selachimorpha Superordo: Galeomorphii Ordo: Carcharhiniformes

Familia: Pseudotriakidae
Genus: Gollum
Species (2): G. attenuatus – G. suluensis

Name

• Gollum Compagno, 1973: 264
  • Authority for current placement:
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Gender: masculine [see p. 270]
  • Original status: valid genus
  • Type species: Triakis attenuata Garrick, 1954
    • Fixation: original designation [p. 264] [and monotypy]

References

• Compagno, L.J.V. 1973: Ctenacis and Gollum, two new genera of sharks (Selachii; Carcharhinidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 39(14): 257–272. BHL
• Last, P.R.; Gaudiano, J.P. 2011: Gollum suluensis sp. nov. (Carcharhiniformes: Pseudotriakidae), a new gollum-shark from the southern Philippines. Zootaxa, 3002: 17–30. Preview

Links

• ION [needs update]
• Nomenclator Zoologicus