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Somniosus Lesueur, 1818

genus

Accepted

Name authority: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Sleeper Shark

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Names and sources

Accepted Name	Source
Somniosus Lesueur, 1818	GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Published in:Lesueur, C.A. (1818). Description of several new species of North American fishes. <em>J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila.</em> 1(2): 222-235; 359-368, Pls. 10, 11, 14.

Synonym	Source
Brevisomniosus Quéro, 1976 synonym	GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Heteroscymnus Tanaka, 1912 synonym	GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Published in:Fig. Descr. Fish. Japan, 6
Rhinoscymnus Gill, 1865 synonym	GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Published in:Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 1864
Leiodon Wood, 1846 synonym	GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Published in:Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 2, 1848
Leidon Wood, 1846 synonym	GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Somnolentus Swainson, 1838 synonym	GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Published in:H. N. Class. Fishes, 1
Laemargus Müller & Henle, 1837 synonym	GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Published in:Müller, J.; Henle, F.G.J. (1838-41). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. Berlin. Pp i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls.

Common names	Source
Sleeper Shark	English GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Published in:The Paleobiology Database
Håkäringar Sweden	Swedish GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Published in:Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

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Classification

kingdom: Animalia

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