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Chlamydoselachus Garman 1884 chlamydos, from chlamýs (χλαμύς), cloak or mantle, referring to first pair of gill slits that fit like a cloak or frill around throat; sélachos (σέλαχος), a cartilaginous fish (i.e., shark or ray)

Chlamydoselachus africana Ebert & Compagno 2009 named for the Marine and Coastal Management research vessel Africana (Cape Town, South Africa), from which a paratype was collected, for the “excellent” research surveys it has conducted over the past several decades

Chlamydoselachus anguineus Garman 1884 Latin for snake-like, referring to its snake- or eel-like shape