Superorder Selachii
Order Hexanchiformes
Order Squaliformes
Order Pristiophoriformes
Order Squatiniformes
Order Heterodontiformes
Order Orectolobiformes
Some sources use the scientific name Rhiniodontidae for the whale shark family, and the genus name Rhiniodon for the whale shark. We chose the names used by the American Fisheries Society, who based their usage on the opinion of the 1984 International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.
Order Lamniformes
Order Carcharhiniformes
Superorder Batoidea
Order Rajiformes
Order Torpediniformes
Order Pristiformes
Order Myliobatiformes
