Isistius

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Isistius Fossil range: Thanetian to Present[1]
Cookiecutter shark Isistius brasiliensis Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Squaliformes Family: Dalatiidae Genus: Isistius Gill, 1865
Species
See text.

Isistius is a genus of squaliform sleeper sharks in the family Dalatiidae.

[edit] Species

• • Cigar shark or cookiecutter shark, Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  • South China cookiecutter shark, Isistius labialis (Meng, Zhu & Li, 1985)
  • Largetooth cookiecutter shark, Isistius plutodus (Garrick & Springer, 1964))

[edit] References

1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560. 

• "Isistius". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.