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Notorynchus Ayres, 1855

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
Ayres, W. O. 1855. A number of short notices read before the Society at several meetings in 1855. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 1 1(1): 23-77.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Elasmobranchii
order
Hexanchiformes
family
Hexanchidae
genus
Notorynchus

Name

Synonyms
Notorhynchus Ayers, 1855
Notorhynchus Ayres, 1863
Homonyms
Notorynchus Ayres, 1855
Common names
Notorinco in Italian
Squalo manzo nasolargo in Italian
Tiburón pinto in Spanish
broadnose sevengill sharks in English
Плоскоголовые акулы in Russian
Плоскоголовые многожаберники in Russian
Плоскоголовые семижаберники in Russian
エビスザメ属 in Japanese
油夷鯊屬 in Chinese
エビスザメ属 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Ayres, W. O. (1855). [Description of new fishes from California.]. <em>(Minutes of Academy meetings were printed in "The Pacific" (a newspaper) shortly after each meeting. New species date to publication in The Pacific. Dates of publication are given in each species account). The Pacific [newspaper].</em> v. 4 (nos 7-22). [Also appeared in Proc. Calif. Acad. Nat. Sci. v. 1.].
  2. Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx .
  3. Compagno, Leonard J. V. / Hamlett, William C., ed., 1999: Checklist of Living Elasmobranchs. Sharks, Skates, and Rays: The Biology of Elasmobranch Fishes. 471-498.
  4. Compagno, Leonard J. V., 1984: Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 4, pt. 1.
  5. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
  6. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
  7. Eschmeyer, William N., 1990: null. Genera of Recent Fishes. iii + 697.
  8. FishBase
  9. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026.
  10. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  11. Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online.
  12. Nelson, Joseph S., 1994: null. Fishes of the World, Third Edition. xvii + 600.
  13. Nomenclator Zoologicus (auth. adjusted as per Eschmeyer)
  14. Proc. Calif. Acad. Nat. Sci., 1
  15. SN2000, PaleoDB
  16. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  17. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
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