NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2003

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Scyliorhinidae
  Order - Carcharhiniformes
  Superorder - Euselachii
  Subclass - Elasmobranchii
  Class - Chondrichthyes
  Superclass - Chondrichthyes
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Galeus arae
      Species - Galeus cadenati
      Species - Galeus melastomus
      Species - Galeus murinus
      Species - Galeus boardmani
      Species - Galeus eastmani
      Species - Galeus nipponensis
      Species - Galeus piperatus
      Species - Galeus polli
      Species - Galeus sauteri
      Species - Galeus schultzi
      Species - Galeus antillensis
      Species - Galeus springeri
      Species - Galeus mincaronei