Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
Class Chondrichthyes Huxley, 1880 - cartilaginous fishes
Order Carcharhiniformes Compagno, 1973 - ground sharks
Family Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896 - requiem sharks
Genus Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Genus Galeocerdo Müller & Henle, 1837
Genus Negaprion Whitley, 1940
Genus Prionace Cantor, 1849
Genus Rhizoprionodon Whitley, 1929