Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
   Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
     Pisces
       Class Chondrichthyes Huxley, 1880 - cartilaginous fishes
         Subclass Elasmobranchii Bonaparte, 1838 - shark-like fishes
           Order Orectolobiformes Compagno, 1973 - carpet sharks
             Family Brachaeluridae Applegate, 1974 - blind sharks
             Family Ginglymostomatidae Gill, 1862 - nurse sharks
             Family Hemiscylliidae Gill, 1862 - bamboo sharks
             Family Orectolobidae Gill, 1896 - wobbegons
             Family Parascylliidae Gill, 1862 - collared carpet sharks
             Family Rhincodontidae Müller & Henle, 1841 - whale sharks
             Family Stegostomatidae Gill, 1862 - zebra sharks