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* [[Bluntnose sixgill shark]], ''[[Hexanchus griseus]]'' <small>(Bonnaterre, 1788)</small> |
* [[Bluntnose sixgill shark]], ''[[Hexanchus griseus]]'' <small>(Bonnaterre, 1788)</small> |
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* [[Bigeye sixgill shark]], ''Hexanchus nakamurai'', ( |
* [[Bigeye sixgill shark]], ''Hexanchus nakamurai'', (synonym ''[[Hexanchus vitulus]]'') <small>(Teng, 1962)</small> |
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* {{ITIS|ID=159815|taxon=Hexanchus |year=2006|date=6 June}} |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHuvs9Qqa5o&eurl=http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/video-massiv-esix-gill-shark-3-330-feet-15432.html Large specimen filmed at 1,000 m depth] |
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHuvs9Qqa5o&eurl=http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/video-massiv-esix-gill-shark-3-330-feet-15432.html Large specimen filmed at 1,000 m depth] |
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| Hexanchus Temporal range: Sinemurian to Present[1]
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Hexanchus is a genus of deepwater sharks in the family Hexanchidae. These sharks are characterized by broad pointed heads, six pairs of gill slits, comb-like lower teeth, and a long tail.
Extant Species
- Bluntnose sixgill shark, Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Bigeye sixgill shark, Hexanchus nakamurai, (synonym Hexanchus vitulus) (Teng, 1962)
See also
References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: p.560. Retrieved 01/09/08.
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- "Hexanchus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 6 June.
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