Isistius Fossil range: 56–0 Ma[1] PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Thanetian to Present Cookiecutter shark (I. brasiliensis) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Squaliformes Family: Dalatiidae Genus: Isistius Gill, 1865 Type species "Scymnus brasiliensis" "M(üller) & H(enle)"

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Isistius is a genus of dogfish sharks in the family Dalatiidae.

[edit] Species

• Cigar shark or cookiecutter shark, Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
• South China cookiecutter shark, Isistius labialis (Meng, Zhu & Li, 1985)
• Largetooth cookiecutter shark, Isistius plutodus (Garrick & Springer, 1964))

[edit] See also

• List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish

[edit] References