Name - Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:413916 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Megachasma pelagios

• Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker

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Original Description Reference

• Megamouth - a new species, genus, and family of lamnoid shark (Megachasma pelagios, family Megachasmidae) from the Hawaiian Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 43(8) 1983: 87-110. [Zoological Record Volume 120]

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Recent Publications

• Megamouth - a new species, genus, and family of lamnoid shark (Megachasma pelagios, family Megachasmidae) from the Hawaiian Islands.
• New record species of shark from seacoast of China mainland.
• Two New Records of Lamniform Shark from the Waters Adjacent to Taiwan.

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