Hexanchidae

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hexanchidae

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:family
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Chondrichthyes
gptkbp:commonName	cow shark family
gptkbp:conservationStatus	varies by species
gptkbp:containsGenus	gptkb:Heptranchias gptkb:Hexanchus gptkb:Paraheptranchias gptkb:Notorynchus
gptkbp:diet	carnivorous
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature	elongated body single dorsal fin six or seven gill slits
gptkbp:distribution	worldwide
gptkbp:firstDescribed	gptkb:J._P._Müller_&_Henle,_1838
gptkbp:fossilRange	Jurassic to present
gptkbp:habitat	gptkb:marine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Hexanchidae
gptkbp:kingdom	gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:maximumLength	up to 5.5 meters
gptkbp:notableSpecies	gptkb:Heptranchias_perlo gptkb:Hexanchus_griseus gptkb:Notorynchus_cepedianus
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Hexanchiformes
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:reproduction	ovoviviparous
gptkbp:typeSpecies	gptkb:Hexanchus_griseus
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Hexanchiformes gptkb:Broadnose_sevengill_shark gptkb:Sixgill_shark gptkb:gurry_shark
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6