Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
GENUS: Published in
Rafinesque, Constantine S. 1810. Indice d’ittiologia siciliana; ossia, catalogo metodico dei nomi latini, italiani, e siciliani dei pesci, che si rinvengono in Sicilia disposti secondo un metodo naturale e seguito da un appendice che contiene la descrizione de alcuni nuovi pesci sicilian. , Messina.: 1-70.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: class
Elasmobranchii: order
Carcharhiniformes: family
Sphyrnidae: genus
Sphyrna

Name

Synonyms: Cestraciom Walbaum, 1792; Cestracion Ogilby, 1916; Cestrorhinus Blainville, 1816; Mesozygaena Compagno, 1988; Platysqualus Swainson, 1839; Reniceps Gill, 1862; Sphyra Van der Hoeven, 1855; Spyrna; Sygaena Castelnau, 1872; Zygaena Cuvier, 1816; Zygoena Risso, 1827
Homonyms: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Common names: Bonnethead Sharks in English; bonnethead sharks in English; hammerhead shark in English; hammerhead sharks in English; シュモクザメ属 in Japanese; シュモクザメ属 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

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WoRMS (Mar 2013)
WoRMS (Mar 2013)