Nebrius
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| Nebrius Temporal range: Danian to Present
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| File:Nebrius ferrugineus.jpg | |
| Tawny nurse shark, Nebrius ferrugineus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Orectolobiformes |
| Family: | Ginglymostomatidae |
| Genus: | Nebrius Rüppell, 1837 |
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Nebrius is a genus of carpet sharks in the family Ginglymostomatidae.
It contains a single extant species, the tawny nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus), as well as a number of extinct species dating back to the Early Paleocene.[2]
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[edit | edit source]References
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