Galeorhinus

Galeorhinus is a genus of houndshark containing one extant species, the widespread but highly threatened school shark (G. galeus), and several extinct species dating back to the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian).

The majority of extinct species are known only from fossil teeth, but the Early Eocene-aged species G. cuvieri is known from extremely well-preserved full-body specimens from Monte Bolca, Italy. The oldest known species is G. glickmani from the Cenomanian of Russia.

Species

Extant

• Galeorhinus galeus <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> - school shark

Extinct

Based on the Shark-References database:

• †Galeorhinus cuvieri <small>(Agassiz, 1835)</small> (sometimes placed in Physogaleus, but more recently refuted)
• †Galeorhinus duchaussoisi <small>Adnet & Cappeta, 2008</small>
• †Galeorhinus girardoti <small>Herman, 1977</small>
• †Galeorhinus glickmani <small>Popov & Lapkin, 2000</small>
• †Galeorhinus loangoensis <small>Darteville & Casier, 1946</small>
• †Galeorhinus louisi <small>Adnet & Cappetta, 2008</small>
• †Galeorhinus mesetaensis <small>Noubhani & Cappetta, 1997</small>
• †Galeorhinus minutissimus <small>(Arambourg, 1935)</small>
• †Galeorhinus muelleri <small>(Jaekel, 1898)</small>
• †Galeorhinus parvulus <small>Darteville & Casier, 1943</small>
• †Galeorhinus tenius <small>Averianov & Udovitshenko, 1993</small>
• †Galeorhinus ypresiensis <small>(Casier, 1946)</small>

References