. The Bashford Dean memorial volume :. Fishes; Sharks; Fishes, Fossil. Text-figure 5. A 1500'mm. (?) male frilled shark from the Odowara Bank, Sea of Sagami, Japan. Note the large myxopterygia or claspers. These are developed from the inner parts of the pelvic fins. The claspers help the male shark to hold the female during copulation. After Doflein, 1906, p. 257. Text-figure 6 Ventral view of the pelvic region of a male Chlamydoselachus, showing myxopterygia or claspers. Through the tubular claspers, the seminal fluid is introduced into the cloaca of the female. This is necessary since in all

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. The Bashford Dean memorial volume :. Fishes; Sharks; Fishes, Fossil. Text-figure 5. A 1500'mm. (?) male frilled shark from the Odowara Bank, Sea of Sagami, Japan. Note the large myxopterygia or claspers. These are developed from the inner parts of the pelvic fins. The claspers help the male shark to hold the female during copulation. After Doflein, 1906, p. 257. Text-figure 6 Ventral view of the pelvic region of a male Chlamydoselachus, showing myxopterygia or claspers. Through the tubular claspers, the seminal fluid is introduced into the cloaca of the female. This is necessary since in all sharks impregnation of the eggs is internal. The cloacal aperture may be seen be- tween the bases of the myxopterygia. Cat)., projection of cavity. After Leigh-Sharpe, 1926, Fig. 1, p. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dean, Bashford, 1867-1928; Gudger, E. W. (Eugene Willis), 1866-1956. New York : [American Museum of Natural History],

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