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Combined phylogeny and new classification of catsharks (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii: Carcharhiniformes)

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Soares, Karla D. A., Mathubara, Kleber (2022): Combined phylogeny and new classification of catsharks (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii: Carcharhiniformes). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 195: 761-814, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab108, URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab108

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