Somniosus
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Somniosus Temporal range: Early Oligocene to present |
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| Greenland shark, Somniosus microcephalus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Somniosidae |
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Somniosus Lesueur, 1818 |
Somniosus is a widely distributed genus of deepwater dogfish sharks in the family Somniosidae. Several members of the genus are believed to attain lengths up to 7 m, thus rank among the largest of sharks.
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