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Notidanoidei

shark suborder
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  • southern stingray (Dasyatis americana or Hypanus americanus)
    chondrichthyan
    / Annotated classification

    Suborder Notidanoidei Sharks having 6 or 7 gill openings. Anal fin present. Family Hexanchidae (cow sharks and 7-gilled sharks) Distinguished by presence of 6 gill slits; teeth of lower jaw strikingly unlike those of upper, the 5 or 6 on either side of the central tooth…

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    Suborder Notidanoidei Sharks having 6 or 7 gill openings. Anal fin present. Family Hexanchidae (cow sharks and 7-gilled sharks) Distinguished by presence of 6 gill slits; teeth of lower jaw strikingly unlike those of upper, the 5 or 6 on either side of the central tooth…

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