''Heptranchias'' is a genus of

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s in the family Hexanchidae.

Species

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Heptranchias perlo The sharpnose sevengill shark (''Heptranchias perlo''), also known as one-finned shark, perlon shark, sevengill cow shark, sharpsnouted sevengill or slender sevengill, is a species of shark in the family Hexanchidae, and the only living species ...

'' ( Bonnaterre, 1788) (sharpnose sevengill shark) *†''

Heptranchias ezoensis ''Heptranchias'' is a genus of sharks in the family Hexanchidae. Species *'' Heptranchias perlo'' ( Bonnaterre, 1788) (sharpnose sevengill shark) *†'' Heptranchias ezoensis'' Applegate & Uyeno, 1968 *†''Heptranchias howelli'' Reed, 1946 ...

'' Applegate & Uyeno, 1968 *†''

Heptranchias howelli ''Heptranchias howelli'', the sevengill shark, is a nektonic carnivore in the genus ''Heptranchias''. It is an extinct species that ranged from 37.2 to 20.43 Ma.Heptranchias karagalensis ''Heptranchias'' is a genus of sharks in the family Hexanchidae. Species *'' Heptranchias perlo'' ( Bonnaterre, 1788) (sharpnose sevengill shark) *†'' Heptranchias ezoensis'' Applegate & Uyeno, 1968 *†'' Heptranchias howelli'' Reed, 1946 ...

'' Kozlov in Zhelezko & Kozlov, 1999 *†''

Heptranchias tenuidens ''Heptranchias'' is a genus of sharks in the family Hexanchidae. Species *'' Heptranchias perlo'' ( Bonnaterre, 1788) (sharpnose sevengill shark) *†'' Heptranchias ezoensis'' Applegate & Uyeno, 1968 *†'' Heptranchias howelli'' Reed, 1946 ...

'' Leriche, 1938

Fossil record

Fossils of ''Heptranchias'' are found in marine strata from the

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period. Fossils are known from various localities in

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, New Zealand and

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Bibliography

*Bonnaterre, J.P. 1788, Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie. Paris. Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie.: i-lvi + 1-215, Pls. A-B + 1-100. *Compagno, L.J.V. 1. Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes // Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of sharks species known to date. — FAO Fish Synop., 1984. — Vol. 4. — P. 14. — 249 p. *Heptranchias. FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. February 2009 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2009. *Rafinesque, C.S. 1810, Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. (Part 1 involves fishes, pp. -iv3-69 0 blank Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 06 blank. Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi.. Pls. 1-20. ates to 1810 (see Holthius & Boeseman 1977 [ref. 6877 Wheeler 1988 [ref. 6878">ef._6877.html" ;"title="ates to 1810 (see Holthius & Boeseman 1977 [ref. 6877">ates to 1810 (see Holthius & Boeseman 1977 [ref. 6877 Wheeler 1988 [ref. 6878. Also see Boewe 1982 [ref. 6030].]

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2561876 Heptranchias, Shark genera Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque Extant Cretaceous first appearances Fish genera with one living species

Species

Fossil record

Bibliography

See also

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