The following extant shark families had living representatives during the Lower Eocene epoch.
Family |
Species |
Common Name |
Line Drawing (FAO Catalogue) |
HEXANCHIDAE Gray, 1851 |
Heptranchias perlo (Bonnaterre, 1788) |
Sharpnose sevengill shark |
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Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788) |
Bluntnose sixgill shark |
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Notorhynchus cepedianus (Peron, 1807) |
Broadnose sevengill shark |
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SQUALIDAE Blainville, 1816 |
Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) |
Cookiecutter shark |
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Squalus acanthias Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 |
Piked dogfish |
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SQUATINIDAE Bonaparte, 1838 |
Squatina africana Regan, 1908 |
African angelshark |
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HETERODONTIDAE Gray, 1851 |
Heterodontus portusjacksoni (Meyer, 1793) |
Port Jackson shark Bullhead shark |
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RINIODONTIDAE Müller & Henle, 1839 |
Rhiniodon typus Smith, 1828 |
Whale shark |
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ODONTASPIDIDAE Müller & Henle, 1839 |
Eugomphodus taurus (Rafinesque, 1810) |
Sandtiger shark |
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Odontaspis ferox (Risso, 1810) |
Smalltooth sand tiger Ragged-tooth shark |
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LAMNIDAE Müller & Henle, 1839 |
Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Great white shark |
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Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1809 |
Shortfin mako |
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Lamna nasus Bonnaterre, 1788 |
Porbeagle Lemon shark |
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SCYLIORHINIDAE Gill, 1862 |
Scyliorhinus hesperius Springer, 1966 |
Whitesaddled catshark |
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TRIAKIDAE Gray, 1851 |
Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Tope shark |
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Mustelus canis (Mitchell, 1815) |
Dusky smooth-hound |
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Triakis megalopterus (Smith, 1849) |
Sharptooth houndshark |
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CARCHARHINIDAE Jordan & Evermann, 1896 |
Scoliodon laticaudus Müller & Henle, 1839 |
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