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Parmaturus campechiensis Springer, 1979

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Parmaturus campechiensis Springer, 1979
Name authority
Springer, 1979
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Elasmobranchii
Order
Carcharhiniformes
Family
Pentanchidae
Genus
Parmaturus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumChondrichthyes
  7. classElasmobranchii
  8. subclassNeoselachii
  9. infraclassSelachii
  10. superorderGaleomorphi
  11. orderCarcharhiniformes
  12. familyPentanchidae Smith, 1912
  13. genusParmaturus Garman, 1906
  14. speciesParmaturus campechiensis Springer, 1979

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Parmaturus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Parmaturus albipenis Séret & Last, 2007PentanchidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Parmaturus lanatus Séret & Last, 2007PentanchidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
filetail cat sharkParmaturus xaniurus (Gilbert, 1892)PentanchidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Parmaturus angelae Soares, Carvalho, Schwingel & Gadig, 2019PentanchidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Parmaturus macmillani Hardy, 1985PentanchidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Salamander sharkParmaturus pilosus Garman, 1906PentanchidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 58 records assigned to Pentanchidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Springer, S. (1979). A revision of the catsharks, family Scyliorhinidae. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Technical Report NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) Circular, No. 422: i–v + 1–152. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:4DNG5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.