Somniosus
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| Somniosus Fossil range: Miocene to Present[1] |
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 Greenland shark
Somniosus microcephalus |
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Somniosus is a genus of squaliform sleeper sharks in the family Dalatiidae.
[edit] Species
- Greenland shark, Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Pacific sleeper shark, Somniosus pacificus (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944)
- Little sleeper shark, Somniosus rostratus (Risso, 1827)
[edit] References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560.
- "Somniosus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
