Family Pristidae Bonaparte 1835

Pristidini Bonaparte 1835:[3] [ref. 32242] (subfamily) Pristis [genus inferred from the stem, Article 11.7.1.1; stem changed to Prist- by Swainson 1839:192 [ref. 4303], confirmed by Gill 1861a:61 [ref. 1766], by Steindachner 1870:577 [ref. 18768], by Jordan 1923a:102 [ref. 2421], by Nelson 1976:41 [ref. 32838] and by Nelson 2006:73 [ref. 32486]; stem changed to Pristis- by Gray 1851:87 [ref. 4939]; family name sometimes seen as Pristididae]