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White Sharks

Lamnidae

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Lamnidae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Catalogue of Life in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Lamnidae
Family recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, wikipedia ID, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia SK, wikipedia NN, wikipedia LV, wikipedia IS, wikipedia SL, wikipedia GA, wikipedia EO, Biopix Nature Photos, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia MIN, wikipedia gl Galician, GBIF classification, NCBI GGBN GBIF BHL BOLDS data coverage, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, GGBN data coverage, wikipedia BR, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Lamnidae
Recognized by Jordan Species List, Egypt Species List, AnAge articles, IABIN, Austria Species List, Bangladesh Species List, Australia Species List, Benin Species List, Belgium Species List, Brazil Species List, Canada Species List, Chile Species List, China Species List, Colombia Species List, Denmark Species List, Ecuador Species List, Faroe Islands Species List, France Species List, Germany Species List, Hungary Species List, India Species List, Ireland Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Jamaica Species List, Kenya Species List, New Zealand Species List, Nigeria Species List, Norway Species List, Panama Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Peru Species List, Portugal Species List, Reunion Species List, Russia Species List, Senegal Species List, Seychelles Species List, Slovakia Species List, Somalia Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sweden Species List, Switzerland Species List, Taiwan Species List, The Bahamas Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Togo Species List, Ukraine Species List, United Arab Emirates Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Uzbekistan Species List, Argentina Species List, Japan Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Balearic Sea Species List, Bali Sea Species List, Bay of Biscay Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Bay of Fundy Species List, Bering Sea Species List, Bass Strait Species List, Bismarck Sea Species List, Bristol Channel Species List, Caribbean Sea Species List, Celtic Sea Species List, Coral Sea Species List, English Channel Species List, Great Australian Bight Species List, Gulf of Aden Species List, Gulf of Alaska Species List, Gulf of California Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Gulf of St Lawrence Species List, Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Species, Indian Ocean Species List, Irish Sea Species List, Laccadive Sea Species List, Kattegat Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, North Sea Species List, Sea of Japan Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, Seto Inland Sea Species List, Skagerrak Species List, Tyrrhenian Sea Species List, Southern Ocean Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, Gulf of Oman Species List, FAO Fishery Statistics, Furui 2020, and United States Species List
Lamnidae Bonaparte 1835
Family recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Lamnidae Müller & Henle 1838
Family recognized by Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Alternative Names

? angustidens Agassiz, 1843
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? auriculatus Blainville, 1818
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? catticus Philippi, 1846
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? curvatus Williston, 1900
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? dalinkevichiusi Glikman & Shvazhaite, 1971
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? desorii Agassiz, 1843
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? divergens Egerton, 1845
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? falcatus Agassiz, 1843
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? hastalis Agassiz, 1843
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? koerti Stromer, 1910
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? latus Agassiz, 1843
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? megalodon Agassiz, 1843
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? obliquus Agassiz, 1843
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? primaeva Dalinkevicius, 1935
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? pristiodontus Agassiz, 1843
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? pristodontus Agassiz, 1843
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? rupeliensis Le Hon, 1871
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? subauriculatus Agassiz, 1843
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? subbasalis Kiprijanoff, 1854
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? subserratus Agassiz, 1843
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? sulcatus Geinitz, 1843
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? trigonatus Agassiz, 1843
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? vincenti Winkler, 1878
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? xiphodon Agassiz, 1843
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Anacorax White & Moy-Thomas 1940
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Carcharodontinae Gill 1893
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Corax Agassiz 1843
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cosmopolitodus Glikman 1964
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Isuridae
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Isurolamna Cappetta 1976
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Lamnidae
Harvest ancestor according to The Fish Database of Taiwan, Arkive, EOL authors, FAO Fishery Statistics, Animal Diversity Web, GBIF national node type records UK, Anguilla Species List, GBIF national node type records Brazil, GBIF national node type records Sweden, Mozambique Species List, GBIF national node type records Germany, NMNH type specimens, IUCN, iDigBio type specimen records, Paleobiology Database, CITES, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, iNaturalist, Fishbase, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Lamnidae Müller & Henle 1838
Harvest ancestor according to EOL authors
Procarcharodon Casier 1960
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

white sharks preferred
Recognized by English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Wikidata Common Names, and World Register of Marine Species
Mackerel sharks
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
great white sharks
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
mackerel sharks
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
mako-sharks
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
man-eater sharks
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
man-eating sharks
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
porbeagles
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Arabic

لخميات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

Селдови акули preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Làmnid preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

鼠鲨科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Carcharodon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

lamnovití preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Makreelhaai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Lamnedoj preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Sillihait preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

French

lamie preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
requin-bleu
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
requins taupe
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
taupe
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Galician

Lámnidos preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Makrelenhaie preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Λαμνίδες preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

עמלציים preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

Heringcápafélék preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Hámeraætt preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

gill openings large, preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ネズミザメ科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, World Register of Marine Species, and admin
nezumizame-ka
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Korean

악상어과 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

Makreļhaizivis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

håbrannfamilien preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species

Persian

سفیدکوسگان preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

lamnowate preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

anequins preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Russian

сельдевые акулы preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
sel devye akuly
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Spanish; Castilian

lámnidos preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
jaquetones
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
marrajos
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Swedish

Håbrandshajar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
håbrandshajar
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Turkish

Dikburungiller preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

оселедцеві акули preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Western Frisian

Hjerringhaaien preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

لخميات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azb

دیکبورونگیللرلامنیدا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

De Ch

Makrelenhaie preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

میکرل شارک preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ron

akuly sel devye preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Zh Cn

鼠鲨科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

鼠鲨科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

鼠鯊科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

鼠鯊科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

鼠鯊科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Lamnidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii
Selachii
Lamniformes
Lamnidae (this page)
Carcharodon
Isurus
Lamna
Alopiidae
Cetorhinidae
Megachasmidae
Mitsukurinidae
Odontaspididae
Pseudocarchariidae

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii
Lamniformes
Lamnidae (this page)
Carcharodon
Isurus
Lamna
Alopiidae
Cetorhinidae
Megachasmidae
Mitsukurinidae
Odontaspididae
Pseudocarchariidae

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Lamnidae (this page)
Carcharodon
Isurus
Lamna
Alopiidae
Cetorhinidae
Megachasmidae
Mitsukurinidae
Odontaspididae
Pseudocarchariidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii
Selachii
Lamniformes
Lamnidae (this page)
Carcharodon
Isurus
Lamna
Alopiidae
Cetorhinidae
Megachasmidae
Mitsukurinidae
Odontaspididae
Pseudocarchariidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Lamnidae (this page)
Carcharodon
Isurus
Lamna
Alopiidae
Cetorhinidae
Megachasmidae
Mitsukurinidae
Odontaspididae
Pseudocarchariidae

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Lamniformes
Lamnidae (this page)
Alopecias Canto 1886
Carcharocles Jordan 1923
Carcharodon Smith 1838
Carcharoides Ameghino 1901
Isurus Rafinesque 1810
Lamna Cuvier 1816
Otodus Agassiz 1838
Oxyprinichthys Ameghino 1901
Parotodus Cappetta 1980
Squalicorax Whitley 1939
Alopiidae
Anacoracidae
Archaeolamnidae
Carchariidae
Cardabiodontidae
Cetorhinidae
Cretoxyrhinidae
Eoptolamnidae
Lamiostomatidae
Megachasmidae
Mitsukurinidae
Odontaspididae
Otodontidae
Palaeohypotodus Glikman 1964
Pseudocarcharidae
Pseudocarchariidae
Pseudocoracidae
Squalicoracidae

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii
Euselachii
Lamniformes
Lamnidae Müller & Henle 1838 (this page)
Carcharodon Smith ex Müller & Henle 1838
Isurus Rafinesque 1810
Lamna Cuvier 1816
Alopiidae Bonaparte 1838
Cetorhinidae Gill 1862
Megachasmidae Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983
Mitsukurinidae Jordan 1898
Odontaspididae Müller & Henle 1839
Pseudocarchariidae Compagno 1973

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Chondrichthyes
Lamniformes
Lamnidae (this page)
Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus 1758)
Isurus oxyrinchus Atlantic subpopulation Rafinesque 1810
Isurus oxyrinchus Eastern North Pacific subpopulation Rafinesque 1810
Isurus oxyrinchus Indo-west Pacific subpopulation Rafinesque 1810
Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque 1810
Isurus paucus Guitart 1966
Lamna ditropis Hubbs & Follett 1947
Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre 1788)
Alopiidae
Cetorhinidae
Megachasmidae
Mitsukurinidae
Odontaspididae
Pseudocarchariidae

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Euselachii
Neoselachii
Lamniformes
Lamnidae (this page)
Carcharodon
Carcharomodus
Cosmopolitodus
Isuropsis
Isurus
Lamiostoma
Lamna
Oxyrhina
Paratodus
Selanonius
Alopiidae
Anacoracidae
Carchariidae
Cetorhinidae
Eoptolamnidae
Haimirichiidae
Megachasmidae
Mitsukurinidae
Odontaspididae
Otodontidae
Otodus aksuaticus
Pseudocarchariidae
Pseudocoracidae

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Lamniformes
Lamnidae Bonaparte 1835 (this page)
Alopiidae
Alopiidae Bonaparte 1835
Carchariidae Müller & Henle 1838
Cetorhinidae
Cetorhinidae Gill 1861
Lamnidae
Megachasmidae
Megachasmidae Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983
Mitsukurinidae
Mitsukurinidae Jordan 1898
Odontaspididae
Odontaspididae Müller & Henle 1839
Pseudocarchariidae
Pseudocarchariidae Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983
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