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Ġ{{Short description|Family of sharks}}
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'''Cow sharks''' are a [[shark]] [[family (biology)|family]], the '''Hexanchidae''', characterized by an additional pair or pairs of [[gill slit]]s. Its 37 species are placed within the 10 genera: ''[[Gladioserratus]]'', ''[[Sharpnose sevengill shark|Heptranchias]]'', ''[[Hexanchus]]'', ''Notidanodon'', ''[[Notorynchus]]'', ''Pachyhexanchus'', ''Paraheptranchias'', ''Pseudonotidanus'', ''[[Welcommia]]'', and ''Weltonia''.<ref>Allen, 45</ref>
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== Species ==
[[File:Hexanchus nakamurai JNC2615 6 gills.JPG|thumb|100px|View of the six gill openings of ''[[Bigeyed sixgill shark|Hexanchus nakamurai]]'']]
The 37 species of cow shark (twofive of which are extant), in 10 genera, are:<ref name=":0" /><ref name=FB>{{FishBase_family|family=Hexanchidae|year=2011|month=February}}</ref>
* †''[[Gladioserratus]]'' <small>Underwood, Goswami, Prasad, Verma & Flynn, 2011</small>
** †''[[Gladioserratus aptiensis]]'' <small>Pictet, 1864</small>