''Chlamydoselachus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

shark Sharks are a group of elasmobranch fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head. Modern sharks are classified within the clade Selachimo ...

s and the sole extant member of the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Chlamydoselachidae, in the order

Hexanchiformes The Hexanchiformes are the order consisting of the most primitive types of sharks, and numbering just seven extant species. Fossil sharks that were apparently very similar to modern sevengill species are known from Jurassic specimens. Hexanchi ...

. It contains two extant and several extinct species. The most widely known species still surviving is the

frilled shark The frilled shark (''Chlamydoselachus anguineus'') and the southern African frilled shark (''Chlamydoselachus africana'') are the two extant species of shark in the family '' Chlamydoselachidae''. The frilled shark is considered a living fossil, ...

(''Chlamydoselachus anguineus''). It is known as a living fossil, along with ''Chlamydoselachus africana'', also known as the

southern African frilled shark The southern African frilled shark (''Chlamydoselachus africana'') is a species of shark in the family Chlamydoselachidae, described in 2009. It is found in the deep waters off southern Angola to southern Namibia. This species is difficult to d ...

, which is only found along coastal areas of South Africa. The only two extant species of this genus are deep-sea creatures which are typically weakened in areas closer to the surface.

Species

* '' Chlamydoselachus africana'' Ebert & Compagno, 2009 (southern African frilled shark) * '' Chlamydoselachus anguineus''

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, 1884 (frilled shark) * †'' Chlamydoselachus bracheri'' Pfeil, 1983 * †''

Chlamydoselachus fiedleri ''Chlamydoselachus'' is a genus of sharks and the sole extant member of the family Chlamydoselachidae, in the order Hexanchiformes. It contains two extant and several extinct species. The most widely known species still surviving is the frilled ...

'' Pfeil, 1983 * †'' Chlamydoselachus garmani'' Welton, 1983 * †''

Chlamydoselachus goliath ''Rolfodon goliath'' is an extinct species of large frilled shark that lived during the Late Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in Angola's southern Benguela Basin. It was described by Miguel Telles Antunes and Henri Cappetta in 2002 during ...

'' Antunes & Cappetta, 2002 * †'' Chlamydoselachus gracilis'' Antunes & Cappetta, 2002 * †'' Chlamydoselachus keyesi'' Mannering & Hiller, 2008 * †''

Chlamydoselachus landinii ''Chlamydoselachus'' is a genus of sharks and the sole extant member of the family Chlamydoselachidae, in the order Hexanchiformes. It contains two extant and several extinct species. The most widely known species still surviving is the frilled ...

'' Carrillo-Briceño, Aguilera & Rodriguez, 2014 * †'' Chlamydoselachus lawleyi'' Davis, 1887 * †'' Chlamydoselachus tatere'' Consoli, 2008 * †'' Chlamydoselachus thomsoni'' Richter & Ward, 1990 * †'' Chlamydoselachus tobleri'' Leriche, 1929

References

Chlamydoselachidae Extant Campanian first appearances Shark genera Taxa named by Samuel Garman Campanian genus first appearances {{shark-stub