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Squalus norvegianus
Synonym for Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
junior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
Appeared first as Squalus (Acanthorhinus) norwegianus, name only in Blainville 1816 after Eschmeyer (CofF 1998: Ref. 26282).
  Etymology of generic noun  
Genus name from Latin 'squalus' meaning shark (Ref. 6885, 27436). Latin, squalidus = pale, weak (Ref. 45335).
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
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