WoRMS taxon details
Somniosus Lesueur, 1818
AphiaID: 105779
AphiaID: 105779
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Neoselachii (Subclass) > Selachii (Infraclass) > Squalomorphi (Superorder) > Squaliformes (Order) > Somniosidae (Family) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||
| Rank | Genus | ||||||||||
| Parent | Somniosidae | ||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Heteroscymnus Laemargus Müller & Henle, 1837 (synonym) Leiodon Wood, 1846 | ||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details] additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] additional source: Lesueur, C.A. (1818). Description of several new species of North American fishes. J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. v. 1 (pt 2), pp 222-235; 359-368, Pls. 10, 11, 14. page(s): 222 [details] original description (from synonym): Müller, J.; Henle, F.G.J. (1838-41). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. Berlin. Pp i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [details] [view taxon] basis of record (from synonym): FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] [view taxon] | ||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Species Somniosus antarcticus Whitley, 1939 Species Somniosus longus (Tanaka, 1912) Species Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Species Somniosus pacificus Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944 Species Somniosus rostratus (Risso, 1827) Species Somniosus bauchotae Quéro, 1975 accepted as Somniosus rostratus (Risso, 1827) Species Somniosus brevipinna Lesueur, 1818 accepted as Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | ||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | ||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105779 | ||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Somniosus Lesueur, 1818. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105779 on 2013-06-18 | |||||||||||
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