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Somniosus microcephalus (Greenland shark)
Taxonomy
Squalus microcephalus was named by Bloch and Schneider (1801). It is extant.
It was recombined as Somniosus microcephalus by Herman (1974).
It was recombined as Somniosus microcephalus by Herman (1974).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1801 | Squalus microcephalus Bloch and Schneider |
| 1974 | Somniosus microcephalus Herman p. 21 figs. Pl 2, fig 1 |
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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.
Somniosus microcephalus Bloch and Schneider 1801 [Greenland shark]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023 | |||||