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Elasmobranch Classification: Euselachii: Orders of Division Gaelomorphii
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
11/11/2009

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Heterodontiformes
Definition
Horn Sharks; molar-like crushing teeth; egg case auger-shaped
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Orectolobiformes
Definition
Nurse sharks, whale sharks; nasal barbels; 2 dorsal fins w/o spines; small mouth forward of eyes
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Lamniformes
Definition
Mackerel, mako, white sharks; 2 dorsal fins w/o spines and anal fin present; uterine cannibalism; mouth subterminal w/ jaws extending well behind eyes
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Carchariniformes
Definition
requiem sharks(black tip, white tip, reef, bull), tiger sharks, basking sharks; true nictitating lower eyelid; yolk-sac placenta
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