Subfamily Squalinae Bonaparte 1834 (dogfish shark)
Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Squalidae
Parent taxon: Squalidae according to A. Müller and C. Diedrich 1991
See also Bendix-Almgreen 1983
Sister taxa: Centrophoroides, Centrosqualus, Cirrhigaleus, Megasqualus, Microetmopterus, Paracentroscyllium, Protocentrophorus, Protosqualus, Spinax, Squalus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: