Order

Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks)

Prionace glauca. Photo: (c) Erik Schlogl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Carcharhiniformes, the ground sharks, are the largest order of sharks. With over 270 species, Carcharhiniformes include a number of common types, such as catsharks, swellsharks, and the sandbar shark.

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Elasmobranchii (Elasmobranchs)
        Subclass: Neoselachii (Sharks and rays)
        Infraclass: Selachii (Sharks)
        Superorder: Galeomorphi (Galean sharks)
        Order: Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks)
        Family: Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks) (1)
        Family: Triakidae (Houndsharks) (2)
        Family: Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks) (1)

Subtaxa

Family: Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)

Family: Triakidae (Houndsharks)

Family: Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)

Order

Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks)

Subtaxa

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