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Isuridae (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Odontaspidida - Isuridae

Taxonomy
Isuridae was named by Gray (1851). It is extant.

It was assigned to Plagiostomi by Weiler (1938); to Galeoidea by Miller (1967) and Deraniyagala (1969); to Isuroidea by Herman (1977); and to Isuroidei by Case (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Isuridae Gray
1938Isuridae Weiler p. 7
1967Isuridae Miller p. 223
1969Isuridae Deraniyagala
1977Isuridae Herman p. 167
1981Isuridae Case p. 56

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassOsteodonti
superorderLamnae
orderOdontaspidida
superfamilyIsuroidea
familyIsuridaeGray 1851
familyIsuridaeGray 1851

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. Isuridae Gray 1851 [mackerel shark]
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G. †Galeolamna Owen
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Galeolamna gangeticus Mueller and Henle 1841
G. †Isuropsis Gill 1862
G. †Oxyrhina Agassiz 1838
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Oxyrhina crassa Agassiz 1843
Oxyrhina leptodon Agassiz 1843
Oxyrhina minuta Agassiz 1843
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Invalid names: Oxyrhina fastigata Davis 1888 [synonym]
Oxyrhina nova Winkler 1874
Oxyrhina plicatilis Agassiz 1843
Oxyrhina praecursor Leriche 1942
Oxyrhina quadrans Agassiz 1843
Oxyrhina sheppeyensis Cassier 1966
Oxyrhina subbasalis Kiprijanoff 1854
Oxyrhina subinflata Agassiz 1843
Oxyrhina triangularis Egerton 1845
Oxyrhina uncidens Ameghino 1901
Oxyrhina vanieri Rouault 1858
Oxyrhina wilsonii Gibbes 1847
Oxyrhina zippei Agassiz 1843
Invalid names: Oxyrhina vonhaastii Davis 1888 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available