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CLASSIFICATIONS I
Mesozoic & Cenozoic

Subclass Elasmobranchii Bonaparte, 1838
Order Xenacanthiformes Berg, 1955
Family Xenacanthidae Fritsch, 1889
Orthacanthus Agassiz, 1843
Order Eugeneodontiformes, Zangerl
Family Edestidae Jaekel, 1899
Parahelicampodus Nielson,1952
Cohort Euselachii Hay, 1902
Superfamily Cteacanthoidea Zangerl, 1981
Family Phoebodontidae Williams, 1979
Phoebodus St. John & Worthen, 1875
Acronemus Rieppel, 1982
Superfamily Hybodontoidea Zangerl, 1981
Family Hybodontidae Owen, 1846
Hybodus Agassiz, 1837
Pororhiza Casier, 1969
Prihybodus Erasmo, 1960
Family Acrodontidae Casier, 1959
Acrodus Agassiz, 1837
Asteracanthus Agassiz, 1837
Bdellodus Quenstedt, 1882
Family Polyacrodontidae Glückman, 1964
Lissodus Brough, 1935
Palaeobates Meyer, 1849
Polyacrodus Jaekel, 1889
Family Ptychodontidae Jaekel, 1898
Hylaeobatis Woodwaed, 1916
Ptychodus Agassiz, 1838
Family Steinbachodontidae Reif, 1980
Steinbachodus Reif, 1980
Family Hybodontidae incertae familiae
Doratodus Schmid, 1861
Hybodontoidea?
Raineria Ossward, 1929
Family Pseudodalatiidae Reif, 1978
Pseudodalatias Reif, 1978
Subcohort Neoselachii Compagno, 1977
Superorder Squalomorphii Compagno, 1973
Order Hexanchiformes Buen, 1926
Suborder Chlamydoselachoidei Berg, 1958
Family Chlamydoselachidae Garman, 1884
Chlamydoselachus Garman, 1884
Thrinax Pfeil Pfeil,1983
Suborder Hexanchoidei Garman, 1913
Family Hexanchidae Gray, 1851
Eonotidanus Pfeil, 1983
Hexanchus Rafinesque, 1810
Notidanodon Cappetta, 1975
Notorhychus Ayres, 1855
Weltonia Ward, 1979
Heptranchias Rafinesque, 1810
Paraheptranchias Pfeil, 1981
Family Orthacodontidae Beaumont, 1960
Sphenodus Agassiz, 1843
Order Squaliformes Goodrich, 1909
Family Echinorhinidae Gill, 1862
Echinorhinus Blainville, 1816
Paraechinorhinus Welton in Pfeil 1983
Pseudoechinorhynus Pfeil, 1983
Family Squalidae Bonaparte, 1834
Centrophoroides Davis, 1887
Subfamily Squalinae Bonaparte, 1834
Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Centrosqualus Signeux, 1950
Deania Jordan & Snyder, 1902
Megasqualus Herman, 1982
Protosqualus Cappetta 1977
Squalogaleus Maisey, 1976
Squalus Linnaeus, 1758
Subfamily Etmopterinae Fowler 1934
Etmopterus Rafinesque, 1810
Subfamily Oxynotinae Gill, 1872
Oxynotus Rafinesque, 1810
Protoxynotus Herman, 1975
Subfamily Somniosinae Jordan, 1888
Cretascymnus Cappetta, 1980
Scymnodon Bocage & Capello, 1864
Somniosus Le Sueur, 1818
Subfamily Dalatiinae Gray 1851
Dalatias (Bonaparte 1846)
Isistius Gill 1864
Squaliolus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
?Squalidae incertae sedis
Centropterus Costa, 1861
Order Pristiophoriformes Berg, 1958
Family Pristiophoroidae Bleeker, 1859
Ikamauius Keyes, 1979
Pliotrema Regan, 1906
Pristiophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family Protospinacidae Woodeard, 1919
Protospinax Woodward, 1919
Superorder Squatinomorphii Compagno, 1973
Order Squatiniformes
Family Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Squatina Dumeril, 1906
Superorder Galeomorphii Compagno, 1973
Order Heterodontiformes Berg, 1937
Family Heterodontidae Gray, 1851
Heterodontus Blainville, 1816
Order Orectolobiformes Applegate, 1972
Family Hemiscylliidae Gill 1862
Acanthoscyllium Cappetta, 1980
Almascyllium Cappetta, 1980
Chiloscyllium Müller & Henle, 1837
Hemiscyllium Smith, 1837
Mesiteia Kramberger, 1885
Family Orectolobidae Gill, 1896
Cretorectolobus Case, 1978
Orectoloboides Cappetta, 1977
Paraginglymostoma Herman, 1982
Squatiscyllium Cappetta, 1980
Family Parascylliidae Gill, 1862
Pararhincodon Herman in Cappetta, 1976
Family Brachaeluridae Applegate, 1972
Brachaelurus Ogilby, 1906
Eostegostoma Herman, 1977
Palaeobrachaelurus Thies, 1983
Family Ginglymostomatidae Thies, 1983
Cantioscyllium Woodward, 1889
Ginglymostoma Müller & Henle, 1837
Nebrius Rüppell, 1837
Protoginglymostoma Herman, 1977
Family Rhincodontidae Garman 1913
Rhincodon Smith, 1829
Palaeorhincodon Herman, 1974
Family Orectolobiformes incertae familiae
Annea Thies, 1983
Agaleus Duffin & Ward, 1983
Phorcynis Thiolliere, 1854
Palaeoscyllium Wagner 1857B & Marck, 1863
Order Lamniformes Berg, 1958
Family Odontaspidae Müller & Henle, 1839
Hispidaspis Sokolov, 1978
Hypotodus Jaekel, 1895
Jaekelotodus Menner, 1928
Odontaspis Agassiz, 1838
Palaeohypotodus Grückman, 1964
Striatolamia Grückman, 1964
Carcharias Rafinesque, 1810
Family Mitsukurinidae Jordan, 1898
Anomotodon Arambourg, 1952
Mitsukurina Jordan, 1898
Scapanorhynchus Woodward, 1899
Family Lamnidae Müller & Henle, 1838
Carchariolamna Hora, 1939
Carcharodon Müller & Henle, 1838
Carcharoides Ameghino, 1901
Isurolamna Cappetta, 1976
Isurus Rafinesque, 1810
Lamna Cuvier, 1817
Xiphodolamnia Leidy, 1877
Family Cretoxyrhinidae Glückman, 1958
Cretodus Sokolov, 1965
Cretolamna Glückman, 1958
Cretoxyrhina Glückman, 1958
Leptostyrax Williston, 1900
Paleocarcharodon Casier, 1960
Paraisurus Glückman, 1957
Protolamna Cappetta, 1980
Pseudoisurus Glückman, 1957
Family Otodontidae Glückman, 1964
Carcharocles Jordan & Hannibal, 1923
Otodus Agassiz, 1843
Parotodus Cappetta, 1980
Family Alopiidae Bonaparte, 1838
Alopias Rafinesque, 1810
Paranomotodon Herman in Cappetta& Case, 1975
Family Cetorhinidae Gill, 1862
Cetorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family Anacoracidae Casier, 1947
Pseudocorax Priem, 1897
Microcorax Cappetta & Case, 1975
Paracorax Cappetta, 1977
Squalicorax Whitley, 1939
Lamniformes incertae familiae
Palaeocarcharias De Beaumont, 1960
Order Carcharhiniformes Compagno, 1973
Family Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Galeus Rafinesque, 1810
Macrourogaleus Fowler, 1947
Megascyliorhinus Cappetta & Ward, 1977
Protoscyliorhinus Herman, 1977
Pteroscyllium Cappetta 1980
Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family Triakidae Gray, 1851
Galeorhinus Blainville, 1816
Arcaeotriakis Case, 1978
Mustelus Linck, 1730
Palaeogaleus Gurr, 1962
Paratriakis Herman, 1977
Triakis Müller & Henle, 1838
Family Hemigaleidae Hasse, 1879
Chaenogaleus Gill, 1862
Paragaleus Budker, 1935
Hemipristis Agassiz, 1843
Family Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Abdounia Cappetta 1980
Isogomphodon Gill 1861
Carcharhinus@Blainville, 1816
Eogaleus Cappetta, 1975
Galeocerdo Müller & Henle, 1838
Negaprion Whitley, 1940
Physogaleus Cappetta, 1980
Prionace Cantor, 1849
Pterolaminops Springer, 1951
Rhizoprionodon Whitley, 1929
Family Sphyrnidae Gill, 1872
Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Carcharhiniformes incertae familiae
Scyliorhinidae vel@Triakidae
Palaeoscyllium Marck, 1863
Galeomorphii@incertae ordinis
Nemacanthus Agassiz, 1837
Family Palaeospinacidae Regan, 1906
Palaeospinax Egerton, 1872
Paraorthacodus Glückman, 1957
Synecodus Woodward 1888
?Galeomorphii incertae sedis
Parasquatina Herman, 1982
Reifia Duffin, 1980
Neoselachii incertae ordinis
Hueneichthys Reif, 1977
Odontorhytis Bohm, 1926
Vallisia Duffin, 1982
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reference ; Cappetta's Handbook


CLASSIFICATIONS II

Two Types of Systematics for Elasmobranchs
Subclass Elasmobranchii Bonaparte 1838

Cappetta's Handbook
Cohort Subcohort Superorder Order Superfamily
......................................... Xenacanthiformes
Eugeneodontiformes
Euselachii Ctenacanthoidea
Hybodontoidea
Neoselachii Squalomorphii Hexanchiformes
Squaliformes
Pristiophoriformes
Squatinomorphii Squatiniformes
Galeomorphii Heterodontiformes
Orectolobiformes
Lamniformes
Carcharhiniformes
Batomorphii Rajiformes
Torpediniformes
Myliobatiformes
Zangerl's Handbook
Euselachii.. Ctenacanthoidea
Hybodontoidea
Protacrodontoidea
Desmiodontida
Xenacanthida
Cladoselachida
Coronodontida
Symmoriida
Eugeneodontida Caseodontoidea
................................................. Edestoidea
Orodontida
Squatinactida

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