Hexanchidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Hexanchiformes
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: Squalomorphii Ordo: Hexanchiformes

Familia: Hexanchidae
Genera: Heptranchias – Hexanchus – Notorynchus – †Gladioserratus – †Notidanoides – †Notidanodon – †Paraheptranchias – †Pseudonotidanus – †Weltonia

Name

Hexanchidae Gray, 1851

Type genus: Hexanchus Rafinesque, 1810

References

Primary references

Gray, J.E. 1851. List of the specimens of fish in the collection of the British Museum. Part I. Chondropterygii. British Museum (Natural History), London. 160 pp. BHL Reference page.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Sechskiemerhaie
English: Cow sharks
magyar: Szürkecápafélék, tehéncápafélék
Nederlands: Koehaaien
polski: sześcioszparowate
português: Tubarão de vaca
русский: Cow shark
தமிழ்: பசுச்சுறா

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