Planonasus
Genus of ground sharks
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Planonasus is a genus of ground sharks in the family Pseudotriakidae, native to the western Indian Ocean.[1][2]
| Planonasus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Pseudotriakidae |
| Genus: | Planonasus Weigmann, Stehmann & Thiel, 2013 |
| Type species | |
| Planonasus parini Weigmann, Stehmann & Thiel, 2013 | |
Species
There are currently two species in this genus:
- Planonasus parini (Weigmann, Stehmann & Thiel, 2013) (dwarf false catshark)
- Planonasus indicus (Ebert, Akhilesh, & Weigmann, 2018) (pygmy false catshark)
