WoRMS taxon details

Chlamydoselachus africana Ebert & Compagno, 2009

474887  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:474887)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Ebert, D. A.; Compagno, L. J. V. (2009). Chlamydoselachus africana, a new species of frilled shark from southern Africa (Chondrichthyes, Hexanchiformes, Chlamydoselachidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2173: 1-18. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  SAMC SAM 31028, geounit Namibian Exclusive...  
Holotype SAMC SAM 31028, geounit Namibian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Etymology The species name africana is in allusion to the Marine and Coastal Management research vessel “Africana” in recognition...  
Etymology The species name africana is in allusion to the Marine and Coastal Management research vessel “Africana” in recognition of the excellent research surveys this vessel has conducted over the past several decades. It is also the vessel that collected the paratype SAM 36076. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Chlamydoselachus africana Ebert & Compagno, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474887 on 2024-03-28
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2010-05-06 09:57:44Z
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original description Ebert, D. A.; Compagno, L. J. V. (2009). Chlamydoselachus africana, a new species of frilled shark from southern Africa (Chondrichthyes, Hexanchiformes, Chlamydoselachidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2173: 1-18. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype SAMC SAM 31028, geounit Namibian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From other sources
Etymology The species name africana is in allusion to the Marine and Coastal Management research vessel “Africana” in recognition of the excellent research surveys this vessel has conducted over the past several decades. It is also the vessel that collected the paratype SAM 36076. [details]
LanguageName 
English Southern frilled shark  [details]