Heptranchias is a genus of in the family Cow shark.
Species
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Heptranchias perlo (Bonnaterre, 1788) (sharpnose sevengill shark)
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† Heptranchias ezoensis Applegate & Uyeno, 1968
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† Heptranchias howelli Reed, 1946
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† Heptranchias karagalensis Kozlov in Zhelezko & Kozlov, 1999
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† Heptranchias tenuidens Leriche, 1938
Fossil record
Fossils of
Heptranchias are found in marine strata from the
Cretaceous period. Fossils are known from various localities in
Europe,
North America,
South America, New Zealand and
Japan.
[ Paleobiology Database]
Bibliography
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Bonnaterre, J.P. 1788, Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie. Paris. Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie.: i-lvi + 1-215, Pls. A-B + 1-100.
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Compagno, L.J.V. 1. Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes // Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of sharks species known to date. — FAO Fish Synop., 1984. — Vol. 4. — P. 14. — 249 p.
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Heptranchias. FishBase. Ed. Rainer Froese and Daniel Pauly. February 2009 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2009.
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Rafinesque, C.S. 1810, Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. (Part 1 involves fishes, pp. i-iv 3-69 70, Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 106). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi.. Pls. 1-20. Dates, Wheeler 1988 ref.). Also see Boewe 1982 ref..]
See also
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List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera
