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Sub-Grade 1. CHONDRICHTHYES .... 118 



Placoid scale, 119 ; Dentine, 119; Ceratotrichia, 122 ; Gill slits 

 and rays, 123; Classification, 123. 



DIAGRAM OF PHYLOGENY, 124 



Sub-Class 1. ELASMOBRANCHII - . . .125 

 Nostrils, 125; Lateral line, 125; Brain, 126; Pectoral fin- 

 skeleton and archipterygiura, 127 ; Pelvic fin, 128; Claspers, 

 129; Urinogenitals, 131 ; Viviparity, 134. 



Order 1. SELAOHII . 135 



Centra, 135 ; Skeleton, 137 



Group 1. 



Sub-Order 1. NOTIDANI 139 



Fain. 1. Chlamydoselachidae, 142 ; Fam. 2. Notidanidae, 143. 



Group 2. 



Division A . . . . .143 



Sub-Order 1. HETERODONTI .... 143 

 Fain. 1. Cestraciontidae, 145; Fam. 2. Cochliodoutidae, 146; 

 Fam. 3. Edestidae, 147. 



Division B .... 148 



Subdivision 1. 



Sub-Order SCYLLIOIDEI . ... 148 



Fam. 1. Scylliidae, 149 ; Fam. 2. Lamnidae, 149 ; 

 Fam. 3. Carchariidae, 150. 



Subdivision 2. 



Sub-Order 1. SQUALI FORMES . . 151 



Fain. 1. Spinacidae, 151; Fain. 2. Pristiophoridae, 152. 



Sub-Order 2. RAJIFORMES .... 153 

 Tribe 1, 155. 



Fam. Squatinidae, 156. 



Tribe 2, 158. 



Group A. Rhinoraji, 159. 



Fam. 1. Rhinobatidae, 159 ; Fam. 2. Pristidae, 

 160 ; Fam. 3. Rajidae, 160. 



Group B, Torpedinoidei, 161. 

 Fam. Torpedinidae, 161. 



Group C. Centrobatoidei, 163. 



Fam. 1. Trygonidae, 164 ; Fam. 2. Ptychodontidae, 

 165; Fam. 3. Myliobatidae, 165 ; Fam. 4. Psammo- 

 dontidae, 167. 



INCERTAE SEDIS. Fam. 5. Petalodontidae, 167. 



