Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pristiophoriformes 

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
Superordo: Selachimorpha
Ordo: Pristiophoriformes

Familia: Pristiophoridae
Genus: Pristiophorus
Species: Pristiophorus lanae

Name

Pristiophorus lanae Ebert & Wilms, 2013

  • Holotype: CAS 34942.
  • Paratypes: CAS 34930 (1), 236420 (1).

Type locality: NW of Baltazar Island, Marinduque, Philippines, ca. 13°23’N, 121°79’E , 163–168 fa. (298–307 m) depth.

Etymology: The species is named after shark enthusiast Lana Ebert on the occasion of her graduation from the University of San Francisco.

Vernacular names

English: Lana’s Sawshark

References

  • Ebert, D.A.; Wilms, H.A. 2013: Pristiophorus lanae sp. nov., a new sawshark species from the Western North Pacific, with comments on the genus Pristiophorus Müller & Henle, 1837 (Chondrichthyes: Pristiophoridae). Zootaxa 3752(1): 86–100. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3752.1.7 Reference page. 
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