Galean Sharks
Galeomorphi
Galeomorphi is a superorder of sharks. They are sometimes called galea or galean sharks. There are about 300 living species in 23 families. Galean sharks are divided into four orders: the Heterodontiformes, Orectolobiformes, Lamniformes, and Carcharhiniformes. The extinct, enigmatic Synechodontiformes are presently placed by some authors in the galeomorphs, but their taxonomic position still remains uncertain.
4 branches of this group, most-observed first · about 374 known species
Ground Sharks
orderCarcharhiniformes
Carpet Sharks
orderOrectolobiformes
Mackerel Sharks
orderLamniformes
Bullhead Sharks
orderHeterodontiformes
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 551308.