''Nebrius'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
carpet shark
Carpet sharks are sharks classified in the order Orectolobiformes . Sometimes the common name "carpet shark" (named so because many species resemble ornately patterned carpets) is used interchangeably with "wobbegong", which is the common name of ...
s in the family
Ginglymostomatidae.
It contains a single
extant species, the
tawny nurse shark
The tawny nurse shark (''Nebrius ferrugineus'') is a species of carpet shark in the family Ginglymostomatidae, and the only extant member of the genus '' Nebrius''.
It is found widely along coastlines in the Indo-Pacific, preferring reefs, s ...
(''Nebrius ferrugineus''), as well as a number of
extinct species dating back to the
Early Paleocene
The Danian is the oldest age (geology), age or lowest stage (stratigraphy), stage of the Paleocene epoch (geology), Epoch or series (stratigraphy), Series, of the Paleogene period (geology), Period or system (stratigraphy), System, and of the Ce ...
.
[Bourdon, J. (2007)]
Fossil Genera: ''Nebrius''
The Life and Times of Long-Dead Sharks. Retrieved on June 7, 2009.
See also
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List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish
This list of prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera that have ever been included in the class chondrichthyes ''and'' are known from the fossil record. This list excludes purely vernacul ...
References
Ginglymostomatidae
Shark genera
Paleocene sharks
Paleogene sharks
Neogene sharks
Quaternary sharks
Danian first appearances
Taxa named by Eduard Rüppell
Extant Danian first appearances
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