Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Infraclassis: Euselachii
Division/Cohort: Neoselachii
Subdivision/Subcohort: Selachimorpha
Superordo: Galeomorphii
Ordo: Carcharhiniformes
Familia: Pseudotriakidae
Genus: Planonasus
Species: P. parini
Name
Planonasus Weigmann, Stehmann & Thiel, 2013
Type species: Planonasus parini Weigmann, Stehmann & Thiel, 2013
Etymology: The name Planonasus refers to the flat snout of these sharks (Latin planus = flat, and nasus = nose).
Primary references
Weigmann, S.; Stehmann, M.F.W.; Thiel, R. 2013: Planonasus parini n. g. and n. sp., a new genus and species of false cat sharks (Carchariniformes, Pseudotriakidae) from the deep northwestern Indian Ocean off Socotra Islands. Zootaxa 3609(2): 163–181. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3609.2.3 Reference page.
Planonasus is a genus of ground sharks in the family Pseudotriakidae, native to the western Indian Ocean.[1][2]
Species
There are currently two species in this genus:
Planonasus parini (Weigmann, Stehmann & Thiel, 2013) (dwarf false catshark)
Planonasus indicus (Ebert, Akhilesh, & Weigmann, 2018) (pygmy false catshark)
References
"Planonasus parini | Shark-References". shark-references.com. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
"Planonasus indicus | Shark-References". shark-references.com. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
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