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Carcharhinus (Prionodon)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Taxonomy
Carcharias (Prionodon) was named by Müller and Henle (1841) [non Prionodon Gray 1864 (also attributed to Horsfield 1824) non Prionodon Gray 1864 (also attributed to Horsfield 1824) non Prionodon Gray 1864 (also attributed to Horsfield 1824)]. It is extant.

It was replaced with Carcharias (Prionace) by Cantor (1849); it was reranked as Prionodon by Leriche (1942), Jordan (1963); it was Carcharhinus (Prionodon) by Ralte et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Carcharias by Chapman and Pritchard (1904), Eastman (1904), Chapman and Cudmore (1924); to Carcharidae by Leriche (1942); to Galeidae by Jordan (1963); and to Carcharhinus by Ralte et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Carcharias (Prionodon) Müller and Henle
1904Carcharias (Prionodon) Chapman and Pritchard p. 274
1904Carcharias (Prionodon) Eastman p. 84
1924Carcharias (Prionodon) Chapman and Cudmore p. 119
1942Prionodon Leriche p. 80
1963Prionodon Jordan p. 599
2011Carcharhinus (Prionodon) Ralte et al. p. 337

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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
familyCarcharhinidaeJordan and Evermann 1896
genusCarcharhinusde Blainville 1816
subgenusPrionodon(Müller and Henle 1841)

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.

Subg. Carcharhinus (Prionodon) Müller and Henle 1841
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Carcharias (Prionodon) sorrah Valenciennes 1939
Prionodon antiquus Agassiz 1856
Prionodon carolinensis Leriche 1942
Prionodon egertoni Agassiz 1843
Prionodon tschoppi Leriche 1938
Prionodon vonderschmitti Leriche 1938
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available