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Heptranchias

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

Order
  
Hexanchiformes

Scientific name
  
Heptranchias

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Superorder
  
Selachimorpha

Family
  
Hexanchidae

Higher classification
  
Cow shark

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Similar
  
Sharpnose sevengill, Shark, Cow shark, Hexanchus, Hexanchiformes

Heptranchias is a genus of sharks in the family Hexanchidae.

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Species

  • †Heptranchias cinereus Rafinesque 1810
  • †Heptranchias howelli Reed 1946
  • Heptranchias perlo Bonnaterre 1788

    • Fossil record

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    Fossils of Heptranchias are found in marine strata from the Cretaceous until the Quaternary (age range: from 66.043 to 0.781 million years ago.). Fossils are known from various localities in Europe, North America, South America, New Zealand and Japan.

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    Heptranchias Heptranchias perlo

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    References

    Heptranchias Wikipedia
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