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Squaliolus 
Summary
Squaliolus is a genus of deep-sea squaliform sharks in the family Dalatiidae.
| Squaliolus Temporal range: [1]
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| Spined pygmy shark (Squaliolus laticaudus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Dalatiidae |
| Genus: | Squaliolus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Squaliolus laticaudus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
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Species edit
- Squaliolus aliae Teng, 1959 (smalleye pygmy shark)
- Squaliolus laticaudus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (spined pygmy shark)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2008-01-09.