Chlamydoselachus

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Chlamydoselachus
Temporal range: Campanian to Recent 84–0 Ma[1]
File:Chlamydoselachus anguineus 3.jpg
Frilled shark (C. anguineus)
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Chlamydoselachidae

Garman 1884
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Chlamydoselachus

Garman 1884

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Chlamydoselachus is a genus of sharks and the sole extant member of the family Chlamydoselachidae, in the order Hexanchiformes. It contains two extant and several extinct species. The most widely known species still surviving is the frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus). It is known as a living fossil, along with Chlamydoselachus africana, also known as the Southern African frilled shark, which is only found along coastal areas of South Africa. The only two extant species of this genus are deep-sea creatures which are typically weakened in areas closer to the surface.

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