Scyliorhinus
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Scyliorhinus Temporal range: 104–0 Ma Late Albian to Present |
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| Scyliorhinus stellaris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
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Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816 |
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Squalus canicula Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Scylorhinus is a genus of catsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae. They are also known as "catshark". This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous period, late Albian age to the Pliocene epoch.
There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:
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