Genus Heptranchias Rafinesque, 1810a

Sharpnose Sevengill Sharks

Heptranchias Rafinesque, 1810a: 13 . Type species: “ Squalus cinereus Lacépède ” by original designation, equals S. cinereus Gmelin in Linnaeus & Gmelin, 1789 and a junior synonym of Squalus perlo Bonnaterre, 1788 .