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 - Sphyrnidae
  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 - Sphyrna tiburo
      Species - Sphyrna zygaena
      Species - Sphyrna lewini
      Species - Sphyrna mokarran
      Species - Sphyrna tudes
      Species - Sphyrna corona
      Species - Sphyrna couardi
      Species - Sphyrna media