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Galeorhininae

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae

Taxonomy
Galeorhinidae was named by Gill (1862). It is extant. Its type is Galeorhinus.

It was reranked as the subfamily Galeorhininae by Hay (1902), Noubhani and Cappetta (1997), Adnet and Cappetta (2008), Popov et al. (2025).

It was assigned to Galeidae by Hay (1902); to Chondrichthyes by Jordan and Gilbert (1919); and to Triakidae by Noubhani and Cappetta (1997), Adnet and Cappetta (2008), Popov et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Galeorhinidae Gill
1902Galeorhininae Hay p. 311
1919Galeorhinidae Jordan and Gilbert p. 20
1997Galeorhininae Noubhani and Cappetta p. 79
2008Galeorhininae Adnet and Cappetta p. 448
2025Galeorhininae Popov et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyTriakidaeGray 1851
subfamilyGaleorhininae(Gill 1862)
subfamilyGaleorhininae(Gill 1862)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Galeorhininae Gill 1862
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Tr. Galeorhinini Gill 1862
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G. Galeorhinus de Blainville and Prévost 1816 [school shark]
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Galeorhinus cuvieri Agassiz 1835
Galeorhinus duchaussoisi Adnet and Cappetta 2008
Galeorhinus falconeri White 1956
Galeorhinus galeus Linnaeus 1758 [tope shark]
Galeorhinus girardoti Herman 1977
Galeorhinus goncalvesi Antunes et al. 1999
Galeorhinus hannibali Jordan and Beal 1910
Galeorhinus loangoensis Dartevelle and Casier 1943
Galeorhinus louisi Adnet and Cappetta 2008
Galeorhinus mesetaensis Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
Galeorhinus minor Agassiz 1835
Galeorhinus minutissimus Arambourg 1935
Galeorhinus parvulus Dartevelle and Casier 1943
Galeorhinus ypresiensis Casier 1946
Invalid names: Eugaleus Gill 1864 [synonym]
G. †Gomphogaleus Adnet and Cappetta 2008
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Gomphogaleus rodgersi Case 1994
G. †Hypogaleus Smith 1957
G. †Khouribgaleus Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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Khouribgaleus gomphorhiza Arambourg 1952
G. †Pachygaleus Cappetta 1992
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Pachygaleus lefevrei Daimeries 1891
Tr. Iagini Compagno 1973
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G. Iago Compagno and Springer 1971
G. †Xystrogaleus Adnet 2006
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Xystrogaleus cappettai Adnet 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available