''Mollisquama'' 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 ...

of pocket sharks in the family

Dalatiidae The Dalatiidae are the family of kitefin sharks of the order Squaliformes (the term "kitefin shark" also refers specifically to the species ''Dalatias licha''). Members of this family are small, under long, and are found worldwide. They have cig ...

. There are two known species each only known from a single specimen; one found off the coast of

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

and the other found in the

Gulf of Mexico The Gulf of Mexico ( es, Golfo de México) is an oceanic basin, ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of ...

Species

There are currently two known species:Katz, Brigit. "This New Shark Species Looks Like a Tiny Sperm Whale". ''Smithsonian''. Retrieved 01 January 2021. * ''

Mollisquama mississippiensis ''Mollisquama mississippiensis'' or the American pocket shark is a species of pocket shark native to the Gulf of Mexico. It is the second species of pocket shark to be described. Discovery The shark was first discovered by scientists from Tu ...

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Mollisquama parini The pocket shark (''Mollisquama parini'') is a species of kitefin shark in the family Dalatiidae. The species is found in deep water off Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It was the only member of the genus ''Mollisquama'', until another ...

References

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