Atlantic sixgill shark
| Atlantic sixgill shark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Hexanchiformes |
| Family: | Hexanchidae |
| Genus: | Hexanchus |
| Species: | H. vitulus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hexanchus vitulus Springer and Waller, 1969
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| Distribution of Hexanchus vitulus (red) and Hexanchus nakamurai (blue) | |
The Atlantic sixgill shark (Hexanchus vitulus) is a rare species of hexanchid shark found in the Atlantic Ocean. It was formerly described as its own species, but was fused eventually with the bigeye sixgill shark (Hexanchus nakamurai). However, a study published in 2018 resurrected the species on the basis of molecular data. The species can be physically differentiated from the bigeye sixgill by its much smaller size.[1][2]
References
- ^ "Cryptic New Species of Shark Identified: Atlantic Sixgill Shark | Biology | Sci-News.com". Breaking Science News | Sci-News.com. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "New species of shark discovered through genetic testing". Retrieved 4 March 2018.
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