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Cetorhinus Blainville, 1816 
AphiaID: 105741

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Neoselachii (Subclass) > Selachii (Infraclass) > Galeomorphi (Superorder) > Lamniformes (Order) > Cetorhinidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Typetaxon of  Cetorhinidae Gill, 1862
Parent Cetorhinidae Gill, 1862
Synonymised
taxa
  Halsydrus Neill, 1809
Polyprosopus Couch, 1862
Scoliophis
Selache Cuvier, 1816 (synonym)
Selachus Minding, 1832
Tetraoras
Tetroras Rafinesque, 1810
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: Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [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: Blainville, H. de (1816). Prodrome d'une nouvelle distribution systématique du règne animal. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomatique de Paris v. 8, pp 105-112 [sic for 113-120] +121-124. Also issued in Journal de Physique, de Chimie et d'Histoire Naturelle, 83: 244-267., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4153426
page(s): 121 [details]


from synonym: 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. Les reptiles, les poissons, les mollusques et les annélides. Edition 1. v. 2, pp i-xviii + 1-532, [Pls. 9-10, in v. 4]. [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] [view taxon]

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 Species Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765)

Species Cetorhinus blainvillei Capello, 1869 accepted as Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765)
Species Cetorhinus maccoyi (Barrett, 1933) accepted as Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765)
Species Cetorhinus normani Siccardi, 1961 accepted as Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765)
Species Cetorhinus rostratus (Macri, 1819) accepted as Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765)
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105741
Taxonomic
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Cetorhinus Blainville, 1816. 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=105741 on 2013-05-21
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