Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates Class Chondrichthyes Huxley, 1880 - cartilaginous fishes Order Carcharhiniformes Compagno, 1973 - ground sharks Family Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862 - cat sharks Genus Apristurus Garman, 1913 Apristurus laurussonii (Saemundsson, 1922) - cat shark