Scymnodon ichiharai Yano & Tanaka, 1984
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
- Scymnodon ichiharai Yano & Tanaka, 1984
- Name authority
- Yano & Tanaka, 1984
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Squaliformes
- Family
- Somniosidae
- Genus
- Scymnodon
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classElasmobranchii
- subclassNeoselachii
- infraclassSelachii
- superorderSqualomorphi
- orderSqualiformes Compagno, 1973
- familySomniosidae Jordan, 1888
- genusScymnodon Barbosa du Bocage & de Brito Capello, 1864
- speciesScymnodon ichiharai Yano & Tanaka, 1984
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Scymnodon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Scymnodon macracanthus (Regan, 1906) | SomniosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| knifetooth dogfishScymnodon ringens Barbosa du Bocage & de Brito Capello, 1864 | SomniosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Zameus ichiharai (Yano & Tanaka, 1984) (Yano & Tanaka, 1984) | synonym |
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.
- Yano, K., & Tanaka, S. (1984). Review of the deep sea squaloid shark genus Scymnodon of Japan, with a description of a new species. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, v. 30 (no. 4): 341–360. 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:4W5CW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.