Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Alternative spellings: Carcharias (Prionodon), Prionodon
Parent taxon: Carcharhinus according to V. Z. Ralte et al. 2011
See also Cantor 1849, Chapman and Cudmore 1924, Chapman and Pritchard 1904, Eastman 1904, Jordan 1963 and Leriche 1942
Sister taxa: Carcharhinus ackermannii, Carcharhinus albimarginatus, Carcharhinus altimus, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, Carcharhinus amboinensis, Carcharhinus antiquus, Carcharhinus balochenisis, Carcharhinus bhubanicus, Carcharhinus brachyurus, Carcharhinus brevipinna, Carcharhinus cionei, Carcharhinus dicelmai, Carcharhinus egertoni, Carcharhinus elongatus, Carcharhinus falciformis, Carcharhinus frequens, Carcharhinus galapagensis, Carcharhinus gibbesii, Carcharhinus gilmorei, Carcharhinus kasserinensis, Carcharhinus lamia, Carcharhinus leucas, Carcharhinus limbatus, Carcharhinus longimanus, Carcharhinus macloti, Carcharhinus magdalenae, Carcharhinus malembeensis, Carcharhinus mancinae, Carcharhinus marcaisi, Carcharhinus melanopterus, Carcharhinus nigeriensis, Carcharhinus obscurus, Carcharhinus perezi, Carcharhinus perseus, Carcharhinus plumbeus, Carcharhinus porosus, Carcharhinus priscus, Carcharhinus sealei, Carcharhinus signatus, Carcharhinus sorrah, Carcharhinus tjutjot
Subtaxa: Carcharias (Prionodon) aculeatus Carcharias (Prionodon) incidens Carcharias (Prionodon) javanus Carcharias (Prionodon) sorrah Prionodon antiquus Prionodon carolinensis Prionodon egertoni Prionodon tschoppi Prionodon vonderschmitti
Distribution:
• Neogene of United States (1: South Carolina collection)
• Miocene of Australia (3), India (2), Madagascar (1), Mexico (1), New Zealand (3), Poland (1), Spain (1), Trinidad and Tobago (1), United States (4: Maryland, South Carolina, Virginia)
• Oligocene of Australia (1), Venezuela (1)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence