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Galeocerdidae

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae

Taxonomy
Galeocerdinae was named by Whitley (1934). It is extant.

It was reranked as the family Galeocerdidae by Ebersole et al. (2019) and Verma (2024).

It was assigned to Carcharhinidae by Noubhani and Cappetta (1997); and to Carcharhiniformes by Ebersole et al. (2019) and Verma (2024).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Galeocerdinae Whitley
1997Galeocerdinae Noubhani and Cappetta p. 85
2019Galeocerdidae Ebersole et al. p. 98
2024Galeocerdidae Verma p. 1994

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyGaleocerdidae(Whitley 1934)
familyGaleocerdidae(Whitley 1934)

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.

Fm. Galeocerdidae Whitley 1934
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G. Galeocerdo Müller and Henle 1837 [tiger shark]
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Galeocerdo acanthodon Le Hon 1871
Galeocerdo aduncus Agassiz 1835
Galeocerdo alabamensis Leriche 1942
Galeocerdo clarkensis White 1956
Galeocerdo cuvier Peron and LeSueur 1822
Galeocerdo davisi Chapman and Pritchard 1904
Galeocerdo denticulatus Agassiz 1835
Galeocerdo eaglesomei White 1926
Galeocerdo egertoni Agassiz 1843
Galeocerdo gibberulus Agassiz 1843
Galeocerdo latidens Agassiz 1835
Galeocerdo minor Agassiz 1835
Galeocerdo mixtus Ameghino 1901
Galeocerdo rosaliensis Applegate 1978
Galeocerdo semilevis White 1926
Galeocerdo subcrenatus Emmons 1858
Galeocerdo tigrinus Müller and Henle 1838
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available