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Orectolobidae Gill, 1896 
AphiaID: 148806

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Neoselachii (Subclass) > Selachii (Infraclass) > Galeomorphi (Superorder) > Orectolobiformes (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Added by Database Management Team
Rank Family
Typetaxon Orectolobus Bonaparte, 1834
Parent Orectolobiformes
Sources  basis of record: 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: 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]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English carpet  [details]
English carpetsharks  [details]
English nurse sharks  [details]
English wobbegongs  [details]
French requins-tapis  [details]
Russian kovrovye akuly  [details]
Spanish tiburones tapiceros  [details]
Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 Genus Eucrossorhinus Regan, 1908
Genus Orectolobus Bonaparte, 1834
Genus Sutorectus Whitley, 1939

Genus Crossorhinus Müller & Henle, 1837 accepted as Orectolobus Bonaparte, 1834
Genus Crossorhrinus accepted as Crossorhinus Müller & Henle, 1837 accepted as Orectolobus Bonaparte, 1834
Genus Eucrossohrinus accepted as Eucrossorhinus Regan, 1908
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148806
Taxonomic
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2005-03-29 13:34:27Z  created  Claus, Simon
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Orectolobidae. 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=148806 on 2013-05-22
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