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Heterodontus Blainville, 1816 
AphiaID: 203832

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Neoselachii (Subclass) > Selachii (Infraclass) > Galeomorphi (Superorder) > Heterodontiformes (Order) > Heterodontidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Typetaxon Heterodontus philippi (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (type by monotypy)
Parent Heterodontidae Gray, 1851
Synonymised
taxa
  Centracion
Gyropleurodus
Heterodontis
Molochophrys
Sources  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]

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

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taxa

[show all]
 Species Heterodontus francisci (Girard, 1855)
Species Heterodontus galeatus (Günther, 1870)
Species Heterodontus japonicus Miklouho-Maclay & Macleay, 1884
Species Heterodontus mexicanus Taylor & Castro-Aguirre, 1972
Species Heterodontus omanensis Baldwin, 2005
Species Heterodontus portusjacksoni (Meyer, 1793)
Species Heterodontus quoyi (Fréminville, 1840)
Species Heterodontus ramalheira (Smith, 1949)
Species Heterodontus zebra (Gray, 1831)

Species Heterodontus sp.A J. Mee (temporary name)

Species Heterodontus bonaespei Ogilby, 1908 accepted as Heterodontus portusjacksoni (Meyer, 1793)
Species Heterodontus philippi (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Heterodontus portusjacksoni (Meyer, 1793)
Species Heterodontus phillipi Dumeril, 1865 accepted as Heterodontus zebra (Gray, 1831)
Links To GenBank (0 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:203832
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-06-06 22:00:00Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2010-01-06 09:04:09Z  changed  Dewitte, Elien
2010-01-06 12:09:56Z  checked  Bailly, Nicolas
2013-03-11 12:13:38Z  checked  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Heterodontus 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=203832 on 2013-05-21
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