Mollisquama mississippiensis
| American pocket shark | |
|---|---|
| The only known specimen of M. mississippiensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Dalatiidae |
| Genus: | Mollisquama |
| Species: | M. mississippiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mollisquama mississippiensis Grace, Doosey, Denton, Naylor, Bart & Maisey, 2019 | |
Mollisquama mississippiensis or the American pocket shark is a species of pocket shark native to the Gulf of Mexico. It is the second species of pocket shark to be described.