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Squalus cinereus

Chondrichthyes - Squalidae

Taxonomy
Squalus cinereus was named by Gmelin (1789). It is the type species of Heptranchias.

It was recombined as Heptranchias cinereus by Rafinesque (1810), Hay (1902).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. alsaticus, S. huntensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Squalus cinereus Gmelin
1810Heptranchias cinereus Rafinesque
1902Heptranchias cinereus Hay p. 300

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
—Selachii
superorderSqualimorphi
—SqualidaNelson et al. 2016
—Squaliformes(Goodrich 1909)
familySqualidaeBonaparte 1834
genusSqualus
speciescinereusGmelin 1789

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 cinereus Gmelin 1789
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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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available