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Lamniformes
Berg, 1958
- mackerel sharks
(fish)
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Entity:
Galeomorphi (Superorder)
..Carcharhiniformes (Order) - ground sharks
..Heterodontiformes (Order) - bullhead sharks
..Orectolobiformes (Order) - carpet sharks
..†Ptychodontidae (Family)
..†Synechodontiformes (Order)
..Lamniformes (Order) - mackerel sharks
....Alopiidae (Family) - thresher sharks
....†Anacoracidae (Family)
....†Archaeolamnidae (Family)
....Carchariidae (Family) - sand tigers
....†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)
Types
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Lamnidae
(Family)
Bonaparte, 1835
Variants
Different rank
:
Lamnoidea
(Suborder)
Former rank
:
Lamnoidei
(Series)
Ref:
J.S. Nelson, 2006
: 57.
[indirect]
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
makreelhaaiachtigen
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
mackerel sharks
Ref:
J.S. Nelson et al., 2016
: 63.
:
mackerel sharks and relatives
Ref:
L.J.V. Compagno et al., 1989
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Last updated:
28 Aug 2026