Cow shark

Family of sharks

Cow sharks are a shark family, the Hexanchidae, characterized by an additional pair or pairs of gill slits. Its species are placed within the 11 genera: Gladioserratus, Heptranchias, Hexanchus, Notidanodon, Notorynchus, Pachyhexanchus, Paraheptranchias, Pseudonotidanus, Welcommia, Weltonia, and Xampylodon.

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