Squaliolus

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Squaliolus
Temporal range: Miocene to present
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Spined pygmy shark nmfs.jpg
Spined pygmy shark (Squaliolus laticaudus)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Superorder: Selachimorpha
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Dalatiidae
Genus: Squaliolus
H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
Type species
Squaliolus laticaudus
H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

Squaliolus is a genus of deep-sea squaliform sharks in the family Dalatiidae.

Species[]

  • Squaliolus aliae Teng, 1959 (smalleye pygmy shark)
  • Squaliolus laticaudus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (spined pygmy shark)

See also[]

  • List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish

References[]

  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
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