ORECTOLOBIFORMES - Whale and Nurse Sharks

SUBPHYLUM: Vertebrata
	SUPERCLASS: Gnathostomata
		CLASS: Chondrichthyes
			SUBCLASS: Elasmobranchii
				ORDER: Orectolobiformes

Whale and Nurse Sharks
	1. Mouth anterior to eyes and near end of snout
	2. No dorsal spine
	3. Groove from mouth to nostril
	4. 5 gill slits

Lab Representative:
•Family: Rhincodontidae

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