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Family
Odontaspididae
Müller & Henle, 1839
- sand tiger sharks
(fish)
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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
..†Otodontidae (Family)
..†Palaeocarcharodon (Genus)
..†Paraisuridae (Family)
..†Paranomotodon (Genus)
..†Priscusurus (Genus)
..Pseudocarchariidae (Family) - crocodile sharks
..†Pseudocoracidae (Family)
..†Pseudoscapanorhynchidae (Family)
..†Serratolamnidae (Family)
..†Trigonotodus (Genus)
..†Xiphodolamiidae (Family)
..Odontaspididae (Family) - sand tiger sharks
....†Eostriatolamia (Genus)
....†Jaekelotodus (Genus)
....†Johnlongia (Genus)
....Odontaspis (Genus)
....†Striatolamia (Genus)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
Müller & Henle, [1839], orth. corr.
Original name & rank
:
Müller & Henle, [1839].
Syst. Beschr. Plagiost.
: xvii. ["
Odontaspides
", orth. imperf.].
Subsequent spelling
:
Attributes
Justified emendation of suffix (: orth. corr.) [ICZN, 1999: Arts. 29.2, 34.1 (family)]
Ref:
R.V. Melville & J.D.D. Smith (eds.), 1987.
Offic. Lists & Indexes Zool.
: 23 (Opinion 723).
Name placed on the Official List of Family-Group Names in Zoology [ICZN, 1999: Art. 80.6]
Ref:
R.V. Melville & J.D.D. Smith (eds.), 1987.
Offic. Lists & Indexes Zool.
: 23 (Opinion 723).
Types
Type
:
Odontaspis
(Genus)
Agassiz, 1838
Ref:
R.V. Melville & J.D.D. Smith (eds.), 1987
: 23 (Opinion 723).
Variants
Former spelling
:
Odontaspidae
(Family)
orth. inval.
Ref:
J.S. Nelson, 2006
: 57.
[indirect]
Synonyms
To be given precedence over
:
Carchariidae
(Family)
Müller & Henle, 1838
Ref:
J.D.D. Smith (ed.), 2001
: 15 (Opinion 1459).
Synonymous name (subjective)
:
Carchariidae
(Family)
Müller & Henle, 1838
Ref:
W.N. Eschmeyer, 2004-2016
: 24 Jan 2006.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
zandhaaien
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
sand tiger sharks
Ref:
J.S. Nelson et al., 2016
: 65; ECoF(4 Feb 2025).
:
sand tiger sharks
Ref:
W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998
: [2449].
:
ragged-tooth sharks
Ref:
L.J.V. Compagno et al., 1989
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