Carcharias

Carcharias taurus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamniformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Infraclassis: Euselachii Division/Cohort: Neoselachii Subdivision/Subcohort: Selachimorpha Superordo: Galeomorphii Ordo: Lamniformes

Familia: Odontaspididae
Genus: Carcharias

Species: †C. robustus – C. taurus - C. tricuspidatus

Name

Carcharias Rafinesque, 1810: 10

Type species: Carcharias taurus ♂ Rafinesque, 1810. Type by monotypy.

Synonyms

• Eugomphodus Gill, 1861: 60
• Triglochis Müller & Henle, 1837: 113

References

• Rafinesque, C.S. 1810: Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. (Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69, Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105). Pls. 1-20.
• Compagno, L.J.V. 2003: Sharks (pp. 357–505). In: Carpenter 2003. The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. 1.
• Carcharias – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Sand sharks, sand tigers