Hexanchus gracilis
(Davis, 1887)
Classification: Elasmobranchii Hexanchiformes Hexanchidae
	Reference of the original description
	
	
The fossil fishes of the chalk of Mount Lebanon, in Syria. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society, Series 2, 3, 457–636
The fossil fishes of the chalk of Mount Lebanon, in Syria. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society, Series 2, 3, 457–636
	Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Notidanus gracilis
Notidanus gracilis
	Types
Hexanchus gracilis
	
	
	
Hexanchus gracilis
Description:
Citation: Hexanchus gracilis (Davis, 1887): In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 11/2025
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Hexanchus gracilis (Davis, 1887), Late Cretaceous (Late Santonian), Chekka formation, Sahel Alma Quarry, 2, 5 km east of Jounieh, Lebanon, collection and © Adam Anderson
	
 Hexanchus gracilis (Davis, 1887), Late Cretaceous (Late Santonian), Chekka formation, Sahel Alma Quarry, 2, 5 km east of Jounieh, Lebanon, collection and © Adam Anderson
		Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=2854;
valid after Cappetta (1980) p. 77 [326]; Adnet & Martin (2007) p. 286 [22];
		shark-references Species-ID=2854;
valid after Cappetta (1980) p. 77 [326]; Adnet & Martin (2007) p. 286 [22];
		References
		
	
		
		
			
Faszination Haie – Die Welt der fossilen und der lebenden Haie. Der Steinkern, 58, 1–116
	
	
		
		
			
Global impact and selectivity of the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction among sharks, skates, and rays. Science, 379, 802–806
DOI: 10.1126/science.abn2080
	
	
		
		
			
Increase of body size in sixgill sharks with change in diet as a possible background of their evolution. Historical Biology, 19(4), 279–289
DOI: 10.1080/08912960701194461
	
	
		
		
			
Fossil fishes from the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Namoura, Lebanon. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 1(4), 227–330
DOI: 10.1017/S147720190300107X
	
	
		
		
			
Haizähne aus dem Obercampan von Kronsmoor. Teil 1 Der Geschiebesammler, 28, 143–152
	
	
		
		
			
A neoselachian fauna (Vertebrata, Pisces) from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) of Höver, near Hannover (NW Germany). Paläontologische Zeitschrift, 67(1/2), 89–107
DOI: 10.1007/BF02985872
	
	
		
		
			
Fossilienatlas Fische. Verlag für Natur- und Heimatkunde Hans A. Baensch, Melle
	
	
		
		
			
Les Sélaciens du Crétacé supérieur du Liban. I. Requins. Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 168(1–4), 69–148
	
	
		
		
			
Les Sélaciens des terrains néocrétacés et paléocènes de Belgique et des contrées limitrophes. Eléments d'une biostratigraphie intercontinentale. Mémoires pour servir à l'explication des Cartes géologiques et minières de la Belgique, 15, 1–401
	
	
	

Faszination Haie – Die Welt der fossilen und der lebenden Haie. Der Steinkern, 58, 1–116

Global impact and selectivity of the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction among sharks, skates, and rays. Science, 379, 802–806
DOI: 10.1126/science.abn2080

Increase of body size in sixgill sharks with change in diet as a possible background of their evolution. Historical Biology, 19(4), 279–289
DOI: 10.1080/08912960701194461

Fossil fishes from the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Namoura, Lebanon. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 1(4), 227–330
DOI: 10.1017/S147720190300107X

Haizähne aus dem Obercampan von Kronsmoor. Teil 1 Der Geschiebesammler, 28, 143–152

A neoselachian fauna (Vertebrata, Pisces) from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) of Höver, near Hannover (NW Germany). Paläontologische Zeitschrift, 67(1/2), 89–107
DOI: 10.1007/BF02985872

Fossilienatlas Fische. Verlag für Natur- und Heimatkunde Hans A. Baensch, Melle

Les Sélaciens du Crétacé supérieur du Liban. I. Requins. Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 168(1–4), 69–148

Les Sélaciens des terrains néocrétacés et paléocènes de Belgique et des contrées limitrophes. Eléments d'une biostratigraphie intercontinentale. Mémoires pour servir à l'explication des Cartes géologiques et minières de la Belgique, 15, 1–401
				
				
    					
    					
    					
    					
                        
    					








