Genus Apristurus Garman, 1913
- Apristurus Garman, S. 1913. The Plagiostomia (sharks, skates and rays). Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 36: 1-528 pls 1-77 [96].
Type species:
Scyliorhinus indicus Brauer, 1906 (as Scylliorhinus indicus) by original designation.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
General References
Nakaya, K. 1991. A review of the long-snouted species of Apristurus (Chondrichthys, Scyliorhinidae). Copeia 1991(4): 992-1002
Nakaya, K., Sato, K. Iglésias, S.P. & White, W.T. 2008. Methodology for the taxonomic description of members of the genus Apristurus (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). pp. 49-60 in Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J. (eds). Descriptions of new Australian chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper No. 022: 1-358
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2012 | 16-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |