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View Mode Family Hexanchidae Gray 1851   Family Family   Hierarchy Hierarchy   General General   Description   cow sharks AuthorWI   Gray [J. E.] AuthorNI   Gray Year   1851 Status   Valid Notes   Reproductive mode yolksac viviparity. Mostly deepwater inhabitants of outer continental shelf and upper slope, insular shelves and slopes, and submarine canyons, to at least 2 500 m deep, and found near bottom or well above it; however, some species also occur in shallow bays, close inshore and near surface. Worldwide in boreal and cold-temperate to tropical seas. Three genera and 4 species, all in WIO. Class   Chondrichthyes Order   Hexanchiformes Suborder   --- Superfamily   --- Loading…