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Carcharhinus lamia

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Taxonomy
Carcharias lamia was named by Cuvier (1817). It is extant.

It was recombined as Eulamia lamia by Gill (1862); it was recombined as Carcharhinus lamia by Hay (1902).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Carcharhinus commersoni Blainville
1817Carcharias lamia Cuvier
1862Eulamia lamia Gill
1902Carcharhinus lamia Hay p. 312

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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
familyCarcharhinidaeJordan and Evermann 1896
genusCarcharhinusde Blainville 1816
specieslamia(Cuvier 1817)

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.

Carcharhinus lamia Cuvier 1817
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Invalid names: Carcharhinus commersoni Blainville 1816 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available