WoRMS name details

Carcharodon capensis Smith, 1839

298585  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:298585)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Chondrichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Elasmobranchii (Class)
  8. Neoselachii (Subclass)
  9. Selachii (Infraclass)
  10. Galeomorphi (Superorder)
  11. Lamniformes (Order)
  12. Lamnidae (Family)
  13. Carcharodon (Genus)
  14. Carcharodon capensis (Species)
 unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Holotype  BMNH 1850.9.5:3, geounit South Africa  
Holotype BMNH 1850.9.5:3, geounit South Africa [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Carcharodon capensis Smith, 1839. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=298585 on 2025-03-22
Date
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2008-02-28 13:41:07Z
created
Bailly, Nicolas
2023-01-10 08:56:01Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] 

Holotype BMNH 1850.9.5:3, geounit South Africa [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) 
To FishBase 

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