Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Subkingdom Metazoa Haeckel, 1874 see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
     Division Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
       Subdivision Bilateralia
         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
           Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
             Superclass Pisces Linnaeus, 1758 - fishes
               Class Chondrichthyes Huxley, 1880 - cartilaginous fishes
                 Subclass Elasmobranchii Bonaparte, 1838 - shark-like fishes
                   Order Selachii see Subdivision Selachii
                     Order Selachii see Subdivision Selachii
                       Suborder Galeoidei
                         Family Triakidae Gray, 1851 - houndsharks
                           Genus Mustelus Linck, 1790 - smoothhounds
                             Mustelus asterias Cloquet, 1821 - smooth-hound