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Classification
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Kingdom
Animalia
animals
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Phylum
Chordata
chordates
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Subphylum
Vertebrata
vertebrates
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Class
Chondrichthyes
rays, sharks, and relatives
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Order
Lamniformes
Related Taxa
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Genus
Alopias
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Species
Carcharias taurus
Dogfish shark
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Species
Carcharodon carcharias
Great white shark
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Species
Cetorhinus maximus
basking shark
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Species
Isurus oxyrinchus
Mackerel porbeagle
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Species
Lamna ditropis
Salmon shark
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Species
Lamna nasus
Blue dog
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Species
Megachasma pelagios
Megamouth shark
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Species
Mitsukurina owstoni
Elfin shark
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Species
Pseudocarcharias kamoharai
Crocodile shark
To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2025. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at https://animaldiversity.org.
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