Subclass Elasmobranchii Bonaparte, 1838 - shark-like fishes
   Cohort Euselachii Hay, 1902 - spined sharks and relatives see Infraclass Euselachii Hay, 1902
     Subcohort Neoselachii Compagno, 1977 - modern sharks and rays see Cohort Neoselachii Compagno, 1977
       Order Orectolobiformes Compagno, 1973 - carpet sharks
         Family Stegostomatidae Gill, 1862 - zebra sharks
           Genus Stegostoma Müller & Henle, 1837
             Stegostoma fasciatum (Hermann, 1783) Müller & Henle, 1837 - zebra shark