Order Summary for Hexanchiformes

  Main Ref
:
  Order
:
Hexanchiformes frill and cow sharks
  Class
:
Elasmobranchii
  Sister Order
:
Heterodontiformes 195 M years
  Ref.
:
  First Fossil Record
:
middle Jurassic
  Occurs in
:
Marine
Fresh
Brackish
  Remark
:
One dorsal fin, without spine; anal fin present; six or seven gill slits; eyes without nictitating fold; spiracle present but small and well behind eye.
  Class etymology
:
Greek eulanein, elasmos = metal beaten out + Greek brangchia = gills. Ref. 45335.
  Order etymology
:
Greek, exa = six + Greek, agkone, agko, to strangle, strangulate + Latin, forma = shape (Ref. 45335).
  Families
:

Ref.
[ e.g. 9948]                       
Glossary
                    [ e.g. cephalopods]

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