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Carchariidae

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae

Taxonomy
Carchariidae was named by Muller and Henle. It is extant.

It was reranked as the subfamily Carchariinae by Hay (1902).

It was assigned to Selachii by Woodward (1889); to Lamnidae by Hay (1902); to Asterospondyli by Eastman (1904); to Elasmobranchii by Leriche (1942); to Galeoidei by David (1943); to Lamnoidei by Jordan (1963); to Galeoidea by Miller (1967); and to Lamniformes by Cvancara and Hoganson (1993) and Feichtinger et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Carchariidae Woodward p. 435
1902Carchariinae Hay p. 301
1904Carchariidae Eastman p. 83
1942Carchariidae Leriche p. 15
1943Carchariidae David p. 81
1963Carchariidae Jordan p. 599
1967Carchariidae Miller p. 223
1993Carchariidae Cvancara and Hoganson p. 5
2024Carchariidae Feichtinger et al. p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyCarchariidaeMuller and Henle
familyCarchariidaeMuller and Henle

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. Carchariidae Muller and Henle
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G. Carcharias Rafinesque 1810 [sand shark]
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Subg. †Carcharias (Odontaspis) Agassiz 1843
Carcharias aasenensis Siverson 1992
Carcharias acutissima Agassiz 1843
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Invalid names: Odontaspis vorax le Hon 1871 [synonym]
Carcharias acutissimus Agassiz 1843
Carcharias acutus Agassiz 1843
Carcharias adneti Vullo 2005
Carcharias clavata Agassiz 1856
Carcharias clavatus Agassiz 1844
Carcharias collata Eastman 1904
Carcharias dominguei Cappetta et al. 2019
Carcharias duplex Agassiz 1843
Carcharias eocaenus Woodward 1889
Carcharias gibbesii Woodward 1889
Carcharias gracilis Davis 1890
Carcharias gustrowensis Winkler 1875
Carcharias hardingi Cappetta and Case 1975
Carcharias holmdelensis Cappetta and Case 1975
Carcharias hopei Agassiz 1843
Carcharias latus Davis 1890
Carcharias lomitae Jordan and Hanibal 1923
Carcharias melanopterus Quoy and Gaimard 1824
Carcharias ornatus Agassiz 1856
Carcharias polygyrus Agassiz 1838
Carcharias reticulata Probst 1879
Carcharias samhammeri Cappetta and Case 1975
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Invalid names: Carcharias heathi Case and Cappetta 1997 [synonym]
Carcharias sanctaecrucis Jordan and Hanibal 1923
Carcharias taurus Rafinesque 1810
Carcharias tenuis Davis 1890
Carcharias tenuis Agassiz 1839
Carcharias victoriae Chapman and Cudmore 1924
Carcharias virgatulus Jordan and Hanibal 1923
Invalid names: Eugomphodus Gill 1862 [synonym]
G. †Oxytes Giebel 1847
G. †Triglochis Müller and Henle 1838
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available