Superorder Selachimorpha | Subclass Elasmobranchii Scientific name Carcharodon Phylum Chordata | |
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Genus CarcharodonA. Smith, 1838 Length Great white shark: 4.5 – 6.4 m Speed Great white shark: 40 km/h Lower classifications Great white shark, Megalodon | ||
Great white shark carcharodon carcharias attack seals
Carcharodon is a genus of sharks within the family Lamnidae. The only extant member of the genus is the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias). Extinct members of the genus include Carcharodon caifassii and Carcharodon hubbelli. Carcharocles megalodon is still argued by some paleontologists (i. e. Michael D. Gottfried, and Robert Ewan Fordyce) that it is a close relative of Carcharodon carcharias. The megalodon's scientific name was originally 'Carcharodon' megalodon.
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