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Sphyrna tiburo

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae

Taxonomy
Squalus tiburo was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Sphyrna tiburo by Maisch IV et al. (2025).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. aus, S. bus, S. zagaena, S. vespertina

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Squalus tiburo Linnaeus
2025Sphyrna tiburo Maisch IV et al. p. 35

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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
familySphyrnidaeGill 1872
genusSphyrnaRafinesque 1810
speciestiburo(Linnaeus 1758)

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.

Sphyrna tiburo Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available