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Deep-Sea name details

Scyllium Cuvier, 1816

AphiaID

148849 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148849)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted Name

Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816

Rank

Genus

Parent

Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862

Direct children (2)

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Species Scyllium canescens Günther, 1878 accepted as Bythaelurus canescens (Günther, 1878)
Species Scyllium canicula (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination, synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Cuvier, G. (1816). Le Règne Animal distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Tome II, contenant les reptiles, les poissons, les mollusques et les annélides. Deterville, Paris, pp. i-xviii, 1-532 [pls. 9-10 contained in volume 4]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1848835 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Scyllium Cuvier, 1816. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148849 on 2024-05-08

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Scyllium Cuvier, 1816. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148849 on 2024-05-08

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-03-29 13:34:27Z

created

Claus, Simon

2013-03-12 11:06:55Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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original description Cuvier, G. (1816). Le Règne Animal distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Tome II, contenant les reptiles, les poissons, les mollusques et les annélides. Deterville, Paris, pp. i-xviii, 1-532 [pls. 9-10 contained in volume 4]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1848835 [details]

basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

source of synonymy Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

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