Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates Class Chondrichthyes Huxley, 1880 - cartilaginous fishes Order Carcharhiniformes Compagno, 1973 - ground sharks Family Leptochariidae Gray, 1851 - barbeled houndsharks Genus Leptocharias Smith, 1838 Leptocharias smithii (Müller & Henle, 1839) - barbeled houndshark