Species that contain: Galeus and polli [ 2 ] records

atlanticus, Pristiurus Vaillant [L. L.] 1888:59, Pl. 1 (figs. 1, 1a-1d) [Expéditions scientifiques du "Travailleur" et du "Talisman"; ref. 4496] Off Cape Spartel, northwestern coast of Morocco, depth 540 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1884-0387. Type catalog: Bertin 1939:68 [ref. 20739]. •Synonym of Galeus melastomus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Springer 1973:20 [ref. 7162], Compagno 1984:312 [ref. 6474] with question, Springer 1990:91 [ref. 19319]). •Questionably a synonym of Galeus polli Cadenat 1959 -- (Compagno 1984:316 [ref. 6846]). •Valid as Galeus atlanticus (Vaillant 1888) -- (Muñoz-Chápuli & Ortega 1985:219 [ref. 22243], Compagno & Stevens 1993:188 [ref. 20843], Compagno 1999:479 [ref. 25589], Rey et al. 2006:7 [ref. 29427], Bañon et al. 2010:4 [ref. 31029], Weigmann 2016:39 [ref. 34211], Compagno 2016:1265 [ref. 34544], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:70 [ref. 37302], Carneiro et al. 2019:21 [ref. 37250], Serena et al. 2020:502 [ref. 37963], Arroyo Martínez 2021:50 [ref. 38962], Kovačić et al. 2021:10 [ref. 39014], Bañón & Mano 2022:9 [ref. 40121], Barone et al. 2022:28 [ref. 39527]). Current status: Valid as Galeus atlanticus (Vaillant 1888). Pentanchidae. Distribution: Western Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic: Spain and Portugal. Habitat: marine.

polli, Galeus Cadenat [J.] 1959:396, Figs. 1-4, 7-18 [Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 21 (no. 1); ref. 20802] Coast of Senegal. Syntypes: (17, plus young) MNHN 1959-0044 and 0045 (2). •Valid as Galeus polli Cadenat 1959 -- (Compagno 1984:316 [ref. 6846], Bass 1986:90 [ref. 5635], Springer 1990:92 [ref. 19319], Compagno et al. 1991:78 [ref. 21083], Compagno & Stevens 1993:189 [ref. 20843], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:74 [ref. 25472], Compagno 1999:479 [ref. 25589], Rey et al. 2006:8 [ref. 29427], Weigmann 2016:39 [ref. 34211], Compagno 2016:1265 [ref. 34544], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:70 [ref. 37302], Reiner 2019:27 [ref. 38139], Ebert et al. 2021:47 [ref. 38234], Leeney 2024:50 [ref. 40985]). Current status: Valid as Galeus polli Cadenat 1959. Pentanchidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to western coast of South Africa, including São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.