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Sphyrnidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Elasmobranchii
order
Carcharhiniformes
family
Sphyrnidae

Name

Homonyms
Sphyrnidae
Common names
Hammerhajfamilien in Danish
bonnethead sharks in English
hammerhead shark in English
hammerhead sharks in English
hammerheads in English
requins-marteaux in French
scoophead sharks in English
tiburones martillo in Spanish
hammarhajar in Swedish
bonnethead in English
bonnethead in English
hammerhead in English
hammerhead in English
scoophead shark in English
scoophead shark in English
シュモクザメ科 in Japanese
シュモクザメ科 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  2. Branstetter, Steven / Collette, Bruce B., and Grace Klein-MacPhee, eds., 2002: Hammerhead Sharks: Family Sphyrnidae. Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine, Third Edition. 45-47.
  3. Compagno, Leonard J. V. / Hamlett, William C., ed., 1999: Checklist of Living Elasmobranchs. Sharks, Skates, and Rays: The Biology of Elasmobranch Fishes. 471-498.
  4. Compagno, Leonard J. V., 1984: Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 4, pt. 2.
  5. Compagno, Leonard J. V., 1988: null. Sharks of the Order Carcharhiniformes. xxii + 486.
  6. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
  7. FishBase
  8. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025.
  9. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025.
  10. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  11. Svensson (2012) Nordisk fisklista enligt Catalog of Fishes 2011-12-30.xslx. Excel-fil med mejl till Johan Liljeblad 2012-02-23.
  12. Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230.
  13. Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230.
  14. Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230.
  15. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  16. WoRMS Editorial Board (2016) WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species
  17. van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374
  18. van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374
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