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Squalus spathula Walbaum, 1792
Synonym for Polyodon spathula (Walbaum, 1792)

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  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Etymology of generic noun  
Genus name from Latin 'squalus' meaning shark (Ref. 6885, 27436). Latin, squalidus = pale, weak (Ref. 45335).
  Etymology of specific epithet  
From the words Poly, meaning many; don, tooth; and spathula, meaning blade or paddle (Ref. 10294).
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References using the name as accepted
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