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Squalus perlo (sharpnose sevengill shark)

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Squalidae

Taxonomy
Squalus perlo was named by Bonnaterre (1788). It is extant.

It was recombined as Heptranchias perlo by Carnevale (2007), Carrillo-Briceño et al. (2015), Legendre et al. (2020).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1788Squalus perlo Bonnaterre
2007Heptranchias perlo Carnevale p. 6
2015Heptranchias perlo Carrillo-Briceño et al. p. 61 fig. 4A,B
2020Heptranchias perlo Legendre et al. p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderSqualomorphi(Compagno 1973)
orderSqualiformesGoodrich 1909
familySqualidaeBonaparte 1834
genusSqualus
speciesperloBonnaterre 1788

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Squalus perlo Bonnaterre 1788 [sharpnose sevengill shark]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:18:41
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:41
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available