family Cetorhinidae


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Noun1.family Cetorhinidae - in some older classifications considered the family of the basking sharks
Cetorhinidae
fish family - any of various families of fish
Elasmobranchii, Selachii, subclass Elasmobranchii, subclass Selachii - sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates
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Abstract.--The family Cetorhinidae Gill includes one extant genus, Cetorhinus Blainville, and a single living species, the basking shark, C.
The Family Cetorhinidae Gill, 1862, includes one extant genus, Cetorhinus Blainville, 1816, and a single living species, the basking shark, C.
The Family Cetorhinidae includes two extinct genera, Pseudocetorhinus Duffin, 1998, and Keasius Welton, 2013.
Cetorhinus cf. C. maximus (Gunnerus) (Lamniformes: Cetorhinidae), a basking shark from the late miocene empire formation, Coos Bay, Oregon

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