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Your shark has an anal fin, 5 gill slits, 2 dorsal fins, no dorsal fin spines, and its mouth is behind its eyes.

Does your shark have nictitating eyelids? What kind of intestinal valve does it have?
It has nictitating eyelids and a spiral intestinal valve.

It does not have nictitating eyelids, and it has a ring intestinal valve.

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