Hexanchiformes

Hexanchiformes
Scientific classification
Kingdom Information
Domain	Eukaryota
Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Biliteria
Branch	Deuterostomia
Phylum Information
Phylum	Chordata
Sub-phylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Class Information
Class	Chondrichthyes
Sub-class	Elasmobranchii
Order Information
Superorder	Selachimorpha
Order	Hexanchiformes
Family Information
Families	Chlamydoselachidae Hexanchidae
Population statistics

Hexanchiformes is an order of sharks representing two families and five species of deep-water shark, identifiable by the presence of six or seven gill slits (cow sharks), or of a shape reminiscent of an eel (frilled sharks).