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Encyclopedia > Cow shark
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Cow sharks
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Hexanchiformes
Family: Hexanchidae
Gray, 1851
Species

Heptranchias perlo
Hexanchus griseus
Hexanchus vitulus
Notorynchus cepedianus Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Subregnum Bilateria  Acoelomorpha  Orthonectida  Rhombozoa  Myxozoa  Superphylum Deuterostomia     Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascideiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders see text The Chondrichthyes or cartilaginous fishes are jawed fish with paired fins, paired nostrils, scales, two-chambered hearts, and skeletons made of cartilage. ... Families Chlamydoselachidae (frilled shark) Hexanchidae (cow sharks) Hexanchiformes is the order consisting of the most primitive types of sharks, and numbering just a handful of species. ... John Edward Gray (February 12, 1800 - March 7, 1875) was a British zoologist. ...

Cow sharks are a family (Hexanchidae) of sharks charatcterized by extra pairs of gill slits. Orders Hexanchiformes Squaliformes Pristiophoriformes Squatiniformes Heterodontiformes Orectolobiformes Carcharhiniformes Lamniformes Sharks are a group (superorder Selachimorpha) of fish, with a full cartilaginous skeleton, a streamlined body plan with between 5 and 7 gill slits along the sides (most often) or side of the head (the first modified slit is behind the...


There are four extant species of cow shark:

  • Heptranchias perlo (Sharpnose sevengill shark)
  • Hexanchus griseus (Bluntnose sixgill shark)
  • Hexanchus vitulus (Bigeye sixgill shark)
  • Notorynchus cepedianus (Broadnose sevengill shark)

The Broadnose Sevengill Shark (Notorynchus cepedianus) belongs to the Hexanchidae family and is recognizable because of its 7 gill slits, while most shark species have 5 gill slits (with the exception of its larger relative the Bluntnose Sixgill Shark). ...

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