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order

Lamniformes Berg, 1958

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Chondrichthyes - cartilaginous fishes

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Subordinated taxa

Number of records: 10

family Alopiidae Bonaparte, 1838 - thresher sharks
family Anacoracidae Cappetta, 1987
family Cetorhinidae Gill, 1862 - basking sharks
family Cretoxyrhinidae Glückman, 1958
family Eoptolamnidae Kriwet et al., 2008
family Lamnidae Müller & Henle, 1838 - mackerel sharks
family Megachasmidae Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983 - megamouth sharks
family Mitsukurinidae Jordan, 1898 - goblin sharks
family Odontaspididae Müller & Henle, 1839 - sand tiger sharks
family Pseudocarchariidae Compagno, 1973 - crocodile sharks

Links and literature

CZ Hanel L., Novák J. (2001): České názvy živočichů V. Ryby a rybovití obratlovci (Pisces), 1. Sliznatky (Myxini), mihule (Cephalaspidomorphi), paryby (Chondrichthyes), Národní muzeum, (zoologické odd.), Praha, 53 pp. [as Lamniformes]
Data retrieved on: 2013/06/02

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Explanations

extinct taxon