Sphyrna gilberti

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Carcharhiniformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Infraclassis: Euselachii Division/Cohort: Neoselachii Subdivision/Subcohort: Selachimorpha Superordo: Galeomorphii Ordo: Carcharhiniformes

Familia: Sphyrnidae
Genus: Sphyrna
Species: Sphyrna gilberti

Name

Sphyrna gilberti Quattro et al., 2013

Holotype: UF 183577.
Paratypes: UF 183579 (2), 183578 (2).

Type locality: Bulls Bay, South Carolina, U.S.A. [1]

Etymology: Named in honor of ichthyologist Carter R. Gilbert, who first reported (Gilbert 1967) an anomalous specimen of S. lewini collected off Charleston, SC (USNM 25180). Based on vertebral count and collection location, the anomalous specimen is likely the first recorded individual of S. gilberti.

Vernacular names

English: Carolina hammerhead

References

Quattro, J. M., Driggers, W. B. III, Grady, J. M., Ulrich, G. F. & Roberts, M. A.; 2013: Sphyrna gilberti sp. nov., a new hammerhead shark (Carcharhiniformes, Sphyrnidae) from the western Atlantic Ocean. Zootaxa 3702(2): 159–178. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3702.2.5 Reference page.
Gilbert, C. R.; 1967: A revision of the hammerhead sharks (family Sphyrnidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 119: 1–88. DOI: 10.5479/si.00963801.119-3539.1