Chlamydoselachus

Chlamydoselachus Temporal range: Campanian to Recent 84–0 Ma[1] PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Frilled shark (C. anguineus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Hexanchiformes
Family:	Chlamydoselachidae Garman 1884
Genus:	Chlamydoselachus Garman 1884

Chlamydoselachus is a genus of sharks and the sole extant member of the family Chlamydoselachidae, in the order Hexanchiformes. It contains two extant and several extinct species.

Species

• Chlamydoselachus africana Ebert & Compagno, 2009 (Southern African frilled shark)
• Chlamydoselachus anguineus Garman, 1884 (Frilled shark)
• †Chlamydoselachus brancheri
• †Chlamydoselachus fiedleri
• †Chlamydoselachus goliath
• †Chlamydoselachus gracilis
• †Chlamydoselachus keyesi
• †Chlamydoselachus lawleyi
• †Chlamydoselachus thomsoni
• †Chlamydoselachus tobleri

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References

1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=575&rank=class. Retrieved 2008-01-09.