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Monotypic taxon:
Family
Carchariidae
Müller & Henle, 1838
- sand tigers
(fish)
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Lamniformes (Order) - mackerel sharks
..Alopiidae (Family) - thresher sharks
..†Anacoracidae (Family)
..†Archaeolamnidae (Family)
..†Cardabiodontidae (Family)
..Cetorhinidae (Family) - basking sharks
..†Cretodus (Genus)
..†Cretoxyrhinidae (Family)
..†Dwardius (Genus)
..†Eoptolamnidae (Family)
..†Haimirichiidae (Family)
..Lamnidae (Family) - mackerel sharks
..Megachasmidae (Family) - megamouth sharks
..Mitsukurinidae (Family) - goblin sharks
..Odontaspididae (Family) - sand tiger sharks
..†Otodontidae (Family)
..†Palaeocarcharodon (Genus)
..†Paraisuridae (Family)
..†Paranomotodon (Genus)
..†Priscusurus (Genus)
..Pseudocarchariidae (Family) - crocodile sharks
..†Pseudocoracidae (Family)
..†Pseudoscapanorhynchidae (Family)
..†Serratolamnidae (Family)
..†Trigonotodus (Genus)
..†Xiphodolamiidae (Family)
..Carchariidae (Family) - sand tigers
....Carcharias (Genus)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
J. Müller & J. Henle, [1838], orth. corr.
Original name & rank
:
Müller, J. & Henle, J. [1838-]1841.
Syst. Beschr. Plagiost.
: 27 [1838]; XV (1841). ("Carchariae").
≡
Subsequent spelling
:
Attributes
Justified emendation of suffix (: orth. corr.) [ICZN, 1999: Arts. 29.2, 34.1 (family)]
Ref:
J.D.D. Smith (ed.), 2001.
Offic. Lists & Indexes Zool. Suppl. 1986-2000
: 15 ("correction") (Opinion 1459).
Name placed on the Official List of Family-Group Names in Zoology [ICZN, 1999: Art. 80.6]
Ref:
J.D.D. Smith (ed.), 2001.
Offic. Lists & Indexes Zool. Suppl. 1986-2000
: 15 (Opinion 1459).
Synonyms
Accepted name (subjective)
:
Odontaspididae
(Family)
Müller & Henle, 1839
Ref:
W.N. Eschmeyer, 2004-2016
: 24 Jan 2006.
Not to be given precedence over
:
Odontaspididae
(Family)
Müller & Henle, 1839
Ref:
J.D.D. Smith (ed.), 2001
: 15 (Opinion 1459).
Synonymous name
:
Odontaspidae
(Family)
orth. inval.
Ref:
R.L. Carroll, 1988
: 599.
Synonymous name (subjective)
:
Odontaspidae
(Family)
orth. inval.
Ref:
D.S. Jordan, 1923
: 99.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
zandhaaien
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
sand tigers
Ref:
R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021
: (4 Feb 2025).
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