Carcharhiniformes
From Conservapedia
| Carcharhiniformes | |
|---|---|
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| Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Biliteria |
| Branch | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Class Information | |
| Class | Chondrichthyes |
| Sub-class | Elasmobranchii |
| Order Information | |
| Superorder | Selachimorpha |
| Order | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family Information | |
| Families | Scyliorhinidae Proscylliidae Pseudotriakidae Leptochariidae Triakidae Hemigaleidae Carcharhinidae Sphyrnidae |
| Population statistics | |
Carcharhiniformes are an order of sharks, consisting of eight families and 161 species of what are loosely called "ground" or "common" sharks. They are characterized by a nictating membrane over the eyes; several species have been implicated in attacks on man.
