Genus Somniosus LeSueur, 1818
Subgenus Somniosus LeSueur, 1818 (Genus Squalus Linnaeus, 1758), J.Acad.Sci.Philad., 1(pt. 2):222 (proposed as a subgenus but used in generic form).
Type Species:
Somniosus/Squalus brevipinna LeSueur, 1818, by monotypy; a junior synonym of Squalus microcephalus Bloch and Schneider, 1801.
Synonymy:
Genus Somnolentus Swainson, 1838
Subgenus Laemargus M0ller and Henle, 1839 (Genus Scymnus Cuvier, 1817)
Genus Leiodon Wood, 1846
Genus Rhinoscymnus Gill, 1864
Genus Heteroscymnus Tanaka, 1912
Subgenus Brevisomniosus QueSro, 1976 (Genus Somniosus LeSueur, 1818).
FAO Names:
SQUAL Somn [FAO Code]