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WoRMS name details

Laemargus Müller & Henle, 1837

AphiaID

148885 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148885)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted name

Somniosus Lesueur, 1818

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Squalus borealis Scoresby, 1820 accepted as Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Parent

Somniosinae

Direct children (2)

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Species Laemargus melanostoma (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Laemargus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. Veit und Comp., Berlin. i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]. [details]

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2025). Laemargus Müller & Henle, 1837. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148885 on 2025-12-22

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-03-29 13:34:27Z

created

Claus, Simon

2013-03-12 09:29:42Z

checked

Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. Veit und Comp., Berlin. i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]. [details]

basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

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