Mollisquama
| Mollisquama | |
|---|---|
| American pocket shark (Mollisquama mississippiensis) specimen found in the Gulf of Mexico | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Dalatiidae |
| Genus: | Mollisquama Dolganov, 1984 |
| Type species | |
| Mollisquama parini Dolganov, 1984 | |
| Species | |
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2, see text | |
Mollisquama is a genus of pocket sharks in the family Dalatiidae. There are two known species each only known from a single specimen; one found off the coast of Chile and the other found in the Gulf of Mexico.