Specimen A 15799 Our Wondrous Planet, Reef: Egg Case - Port Jackson Shark, Heterodontus portusjacksoni (Meyer, 1793)

• Taxon Name

  Heterodontus portusjacksoni

• Author and date of publication

  (Meyer, 1793)

• Preferred Common name

  Port Jackson Shark

• Other Common Names

  Bullhead, Bullhead Shark, Dogshark, Horn Shark, Oyster Crusher, Oyster-crusher, Pigfish, Tabbigaw

• Date Identified

  20/06/2012

• Identified By

  Dianne J. Bray - Museums Victoria

• Number Of Specimens

  1

• Sex

  Unknown

• Stage Or Age

  egg case

• Specimen Nature

  Nature: Egg capsule, Form: Dry

• Category

  Natural Sciences

• Scientific Group

  Vertebrate Zoology

• Discipline

  Ichthyology

• Collecting Areas

  Ichthyology

• Type of Item

  Specimen

Taxonomy

• Kingdom

  Animalia

• Phylum

  Chordata

• Subphylum

  Craniata

• Superclass

  Gnathostomata

• Class

  Chondrichthyes

• Subclass

  Elasmobranchii

• Order

  Heterodontiformes

• Family

  Heterodontidae

• Genus

  Heterodontus

• Species Name

  portusjacksoni