Rhizoprionodon
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| Rhizoprionodon Fossil range: Early Eocene to Present[1] |
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Rhizoprionodon is a genus of requiem sharks, in the family Carcharhinidae.
[edit] Species
- Milk shark, Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837)
- Brazilian sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon lalandii (Müller & Henle, 1839)
- Pacific sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon longurio (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
- Grey sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon oligolinx Springer, 1964
- Caribbean sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon porosus (Poey, 1861)
- Australian sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon taylori (Ogilby, 1915)
- Atlantic sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae (Richardson, 1836)
[edit] References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560.
