Somniosus

Somniosus; Temporal range: Early Oligocene to present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Somniosus microcephalus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Subdivision:	Selachimorpha
Order:	Squaliformes
Family:	Somniosidae
Genus:	Somniosus; Lesueur, 1818
Type species
	Squalus microcephalus;

Somniosus is a widely distributed genus of deepwater dogfish sharks in the family Somniosidae.^[2] Several members of the genus are believed to attain lengths up to 7 m (23 ft), thus ranking among the largest of sharks.

Species[edit]

Somniosus antarcticus Whitley, 1939 (southern sleeper shark)
Somniosus cheni Hsu, Lin, & Joung, 2020 (Taiwan sleeper shark)
†Somniosus gonzalezi Welton & Goedert, 2016 – fossil, Oligocene
Somniosus longus Tanaka, 1912 (frog shark)
Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Greenland shark)
Somniosus pacificus Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944 (Pacific sleeper shark)
Somniosus rostratus A. Risso, 1827 (little sleeper shark)
Somniosus sp. A Not yet described (longnose sleeper shark)

References[edit]

^ Bruce J. Welton; James L. Goedert (2016). "New fossil species of Somniosus and Rhinoscymnus (Squaliformes: Somniosidae), deep water sharks from Oligocene rocks of Western Washington State, USA". New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin. 74: 309–326.
^ Yano, K.; Stevens, J. D.; Compagno, L. J. V. (December 2004). "A review of the systematics of the sleeper shark genus Somniosus with redescriptions of Somniosus (Somniosus) antarcticus and Somniosus (Rhinoscymnus) longus (Squaliformes: Somniosidae)". Ichthyological Research. 51 (4). Springer: 360–373. doi:10.1007/s10228-004-0244-4.

[1] Bruce J. Welton; James L. Goedert (2016). "New fossil species of Somniosus and Rhinoscymnus (Squaliformes: Somniosidae), deep water sharks from Oligocene rocks of Western Washington State, USA". New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin. 74: 309–326.

[Yano2004-2] Yano, K.; Stevens, J. D.; Compagno, L. J. V. (December 2004). "A review of the systematics of the sleeper shark genus Somniosus with redescriptions of Somniosus (Somniosus) antarcticus and Somniosus (Rhinoscymnus) longus (Squaliformes: Somniosidae)". Ichthyological Research. 51 (4). Springer: 360–373. doi:10.1007/s10228-004-0244-4.

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