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Monotypic taxon: Family Oxynotidae Gill, 1863 - rough sharks (fish)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  Gill, 1863, orth. corr.
Original name & rank:  Gill, 1863: 496. ["Oxynotoidae", nom. imperf.].
Subsequent spelling:  Gill, Nov 1872: 24. ≡

Attributes

Justified emendation (: orth. corr.) [ICZN, 1999: Art. 33.2.2] Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present. Syst. Nat. 2000: 4 May 2024.

Types

Type: Oxynotus (Genus) Rafinesque, 1810 Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021: 9 Apr 2025. [implicit]

Variants

Different rank: Oxynotinae (Subfamily) Gill, 1872
Former rank: Oxynotinae (Subfamily) Gill, 1872 Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 67. [indirect]

Homonyms

Senior homonym: Oxynotidae (Family) Amyot & Serville, 1843 Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present: 4 May 2024.

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full name: zeevarkenhaaien Ref: B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: rough sharks Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 76; ECoF(4 Feb 2025).
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