| Somniosus Temporal range: Miocene to Present [1] |
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|---|---|
| Greenland shark, Somniosus microcephalus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Somniosidae |
| Genus: | Somniosus Lesueur, 1818 |
Somniosus is a genus of dogfish sharks in the family Somniosidae.