Lamniformes

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Lamniformes is an order of sharks. It includes some of the most familiar species of sharks, such as the great white shark, and some extremely rare types, such as the megamouth shark.

Characteristics of the order include: two dorsal fins, an anal fin, five gill slits, eyes without nictitating membrane, and mouth extending behind the eyes.

Classification

Family Odontaspididae''

Carcharias
* Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810 (grey nurse shark or sand tiger shark) [link]
* Carcharias tricuspidatus Day, 1878 (Indian sand tiger) [link]
Odontaspis
* Odontaspis ferox (Risso, 1810) (smalltooth sand tiger or bumpytail raggedtooth) [link]
* Odontaspis noronhai (Maul, 1955) (bigeye sand tiger) [link]

Family Pseudicarchariidae''

Pseudocarcharias
* Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Matsubara, 1936) (crocodile shark) [link]

Family Mitsukurinidae''

Mitsukurina
* Mitsukurina owstoni Jordan, 1898 (goblin shark) [link]

Family Megachasmidae''

Megachasma
* Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983 (megamouth shark) [link]

Family Alopiidae''

Alopias
* Alopias pelagicus Nakamura, 1935 (pelagic thresher) [link]
* Alopias superciliosus (Lowe, 1841) (bigeye thresher) [link]
* Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788) (thintail thresher) [link]

Family Cetorhinidae''

Cetorhinus
* Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765) (basking shark) [link]

Family Lamnidae''

Carcharodon
* Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758) (great white shark) [link]
* Carcharodon megalodon (Unknown) (Megatooth shark)
Isurus
* Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810 (shortfin mako) [link]
* Isurus paucus Guitart Manday, 1966 (longfin mako) [link]
Lamna
* Lamna ditropis Hubbs & Follett, 1947 (salmon shark) [link]
* Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre, 1788) (porbeagle shark) [link]

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