order
Hexanchiformes
Hexanchiformes is an order in the class Elasmobranchii. This database currently files 29 species under it.
- Species filed
- 29
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 10%
- Weight range
- Not recorded
What is in Hexanchiformes?
11 families filed directly under this order.
Hexanchidae
bluntnose sixgill shark, sharpnose sevengill shark, bigeye sixgill shark, spottie …
10 speciesCrassodontidanidae
Crassodontidanus serratus, Crassodontidanus wiedenrothi, Notidanoides arzoensis, Notidanoides muensteri …
6 speciesChlamydoselachidae
frilled shark, southern frilled shark, Dykeius garethi, Chlamydoselachus balli …
5 speciesPseudonotidanidae
Pseudonotidanus semirugosus, Pseudonotidanus politus, Wellcommia cappettai, Wellcommia terencei
4 speciesOrthacodontidae
Sphenodus longidens, Sphenodus macer, Sphenodus nitidus
3 speciesKomoksodontidae
1 speciesEonotidanus
0 speciesNotorynchidae
0 speciesParaheptranchias
0 speciesWelcommia
0 speciesWeltonia
0 species
Best-known members of Hexanchiformes
Ranked by popularity score.

Frilled shark
Chlamydoselachus anguineus

Bluntnose sixgill shark
Hexanchus griseus

Sharpnose sevengill shark
Heptranchias perlo
Bigeye sixgill shark
Hexanchus nakamurai
Spottie
Notorynchus cepedianus
Southern frilled shark
Chlamydoselachus africana
Sixgill shark
Hexanchus vitulus
How threatened is Hexanchiformes?
3 of 29 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| NTNear Threatened | 2 | 67% |
| LCLeast Concern | 1 | 33% |
All species in Hexanchiformes
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frilled shark | Chlamydoselachus anguineus | Chlamydoselachidae | Least Concern | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bluntnose sixgill shark | Hexanchus griseus | Hexanchidae | Near Threatened | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sharpnose sevengill shark | Heptranchias perlo | Hexanchidae | Near Threatened | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bigeye sixgill shark | Hexanchus nakamurai | Hexanchidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Spottie | Notorynchus cepedianus | Hexanchidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Southern frilled shark | Chlamydoselachus africana | Chlamydoselachidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sixgill shark | Hexanchus vitulus | Hexanchidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Dykeius garethi | Chlamydoselachidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Heptranchias howelli | Hexanchidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Komoksodon kwutchakuth | Komoksodontidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Pseudonotidanus semirugosus | Pseudonotidanidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Chlamydoselachus balli | Chlamydoselachidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Crassodontidanus serratus | Crassodontidanidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Crassodontidanus wiedenrothi | Crassodontidanidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Hexanchus agassizi | Hexanchidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Notidanoides arzoensis | Crassodontidanidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Notidanoides muensteri | Crassodontidanidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Notidanus barbarus | Hexanchidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Notidanus munsteri | Crassodontidanidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Notorynchus primigenius | Hexanchidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Pachyhexanchus nikitini | Crassodontidanidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Protoheptranchias lowei | Hexanchidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Pseudonotidanus politus | Pseudonotidanidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Rolfodon ludvigseni | Chlamydoselachidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Sphenodus longidens | Orthacodontidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Sphenodus macer | Orthacodontidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Sphenodus nitidus | Orthacodontidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Wellcommia cappettai | Pseudonotidanidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Wellcommia terencei | Pseudonotidanidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |