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 - Scyliorhinus boa
      Species - Scyliorhinus hesperius
      Species - Scyliorhinus meadi
      Species - Scyliorhinus retifer
      Species - Scyliorhinus torrei
      Species - Scyliorhinus canicula
      Species - Scyliorhinus stellaris
      Species - Scyliorhinus besnardi
      Species - Scyliorhinus capensis
      Species - Scyliorhinus cervigoni
      Species - Scyliorhinus garmani
      Species - Scyliorhinus haeckelii
      Species - Scyliorhinus torazame