Planonasus

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: Planonasus
Species: P. parini

Name

Planonasus Weigmann, Stehmann & Thiel, 2013

• Type species: Planonasus parini Weigmann, Stehmann & Thiel, 2013

Etymology: The name Planonasus refers to the flat snout of these sharks (Latin planus = flat, and nasus = nose).

Primary references

• Weigmann, S.; Stehmann, M.F.W.; Thiel, R. 2013: Planonasus parini n. g. and n. sp., a new genus and species of false cat sharks (Carchariniformes, Pseudotriakidae) from the deep northwestern Indian Ocean off Socotra Islands. Zootaxa 3609(2): 163–181. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3609.2.3 Reference page.