Orectolobiformes

Translingual

Etymology

Orectolobus +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

Orectolobiformes

A taxonomic order within the superorder Selachimorpha – carpet sharks.

Hypernyms

(order): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Chondrichthyes - class; Elasmobranchii - subclass; Selachimorpha - superorder

Hyponyms

(order): Brachaeluridae (blind sharks), Ginglymostomatidae (nurse sharks), Hemiscylliidae (bamboo sharks, some carpet sharks, and epaulette sharks), Orectolobidae (wobbegong sharks), Parascylliidae (collared carpet sharks), Rhincodontidae (whale sharks), Stegostomatidae (zebra sharks) - families (English vernacular names)

References

carpet shark on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Orectolobiformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Orectolobiformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

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