Mackerel sharks - Lamna

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Lamna
Author Cuvier, 1816
Taxonomic Rank Genus
Taxonomic # 159909
Common Names English: mackerel sharks
Current Standing valid
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Chondrichthyes
        Subclass: Elasmobranchii
          Superorder: Euselachii
            Order: Lamniformes
              Family: Lamnidae
Taxonomic Children Species: Lamna ditropis
Species: Lamna nasus
Synonyms (since 1950)

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ITIS TSN159909
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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