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Definition of Elasmobranchii

Elasmobranchii
Elasmobranchii E*las`mo*bran"chi*i, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a metal plate + L. branchia a gill.] (Zo["o]l.) A subclass of fishes, comprising the sharks, the rays, and the Chim[ae]ra. The skeleton is mainly cartilaginous.

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- have life-history patterns similar to the sharks, are also in trouble. Elasmobranchii (/ɪˌlæzməˈbræŋkiaɪ/) is a subclass of Chondrichthyes or cartilaginous...
- of Selachimorpha suborder in the subclass Elasmobranchii, in the class Chondrichthyes. The Elasmobranchii also include rays and skates; the Chondrichthyes...
- Batomorphi. They and their close relatives, the sharks, compose the subclass Elasmobranchii. Rays are the largest group of cartilaginous fishes, with well over...
- other jawed vertebrates. The class is divided into two subclasses: Elasmobranchii (sharks, rays, skates and sawfish) and Holocephali (chimaeras, sometimes...
- "Historical and nomenclatural remarks on some megatoothed shark teeth (Elasmobranchii, Otodontidae) from the Cenozoic of New Jersey (U.S.A.)". Rivista Italiana...
- John S.S. (2020-06-16). "A New Genus of Late Cretaceous Angel Shark (Elasmobranchii; Squatinidae), with Comments on Squatinid Phylogeny". American Museum...
- C. J.; Batchelor, T. J. (2025). "New Neoselachian (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) teeth from the Lower Greensand Group (Early Cretaceous) of southern...
- Marcelo; Kriwet, Jürgen (2020). "Sharks, rays and skates (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) from the Upper Marine Mol****e (middle Burdigalian, early Miocene) of...
- Shimada, K. (2005). "Phylogeny of lamniform sharks (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii) and the contribution of dental characters to lamniform systematics"...
- member of the family Rhincodontidae, which belongs to the subclass Elasmobranchii in the class Chondrichthyes. Before 1984 it was classified as Rhiniodon...