Pristiophorus lanae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pristiophoriformes

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: Pristiophoriformes

Familia: Pristiophoridae
Genus: Pristiophorus
Species: Pristiophorus lanae

Name

Pristiophorus lanae Ebert & Wilms, 2013

• Holotype: CAS 34942.
• Paratypes: CAS 34930 (1), 236420 (1).

Type locality: NW of Baltazar Island, Marinduque, Philippines, ca. 13°23’N, 121°79’E [1], 163–168 fa. (298–307 m) depth.

Etymology: The species is named after shark enthusiast Lana Ebert on the occasion of her graduation from the University of San Francisco.

Vernacular names

English: Lana’s Sawshark

References

• Ebert, D.A. & Wilms, H.A. 2013. Pristiophorus lanae sp. nov., a new sawshark species from the Western North Pacific, with comments on the genus Pristiophorus Müller & Henle, 1837 (Chondrichthyes: Pristiophoridae). Zootaxa 3752(1): 86–100. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3752.1.7 Reference page.