Ginglymostomatidae
Also known as: Ammenhaie, Nurse Sharks, Squalo nutrice, Tiburones nodrizas, Verpleegsterhaaien, gatas, gatas nodriza, nurse shark
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Elasmobranchii |
| Order | Orectolobiformes |
| Family | Ginglymostomatidae |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 9 |
| Species records held | 38 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 63 |
| GBIF key | 2201 |
Genera in Ginglymostomatidae
- Ginglymostoma — 20 species: Ginglymostoma africanum, Ginglymostoma angolense, Ginglymostoma botmaense, Ginglymostoma chenanei, Ginglymostoma cirratum, Ginglymostoma daimeriesi, Ginglymostoma delfortriei, Ginglymostoma erramii
- Cantioscyllium — 6 species: Cantioscyllium alhaulfi, Cantioscyllium brachyplicatum, Cantioscyllium clementsi, Cantioscyllium decipiens, Cantioscyllium grandis, Cantioscyllium meyeri
- Nebrius — 3 species: Nebrius ferrugineus, Nebrius obliquus, Nebrius spec
- Plicatoscyllium — 3 species: Plicatoscyllium derameei, Plicatoscyllium gharbii, Plicatoscyllium youssoufiaense
- Pseudoginglymostoma — 3 species: Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum, Pseudoginglymostoma erguitaense, Pseudoginglymostoma idiri
- Ganntouria — 1 species: Ganntouria variabilis
- Hologinglymostoma — 1 species: Hologinglymostoma jaegeri
- Protoginglymostoma — 1 species: Protoginglymostoma ypresiensis
- Delpitoscyllium
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.