Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758)

NZOR Identifier: a5141b69-7430-45ac-ba24-7c60156b8c41

Status

Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id e196c0ec-b718-42a4-9d85-077ecfd4fd02)

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
subphylum
Craniata
superclass
Gnathostomata
class
Chondrichthyes
subclass
Elasmobranchii
order
Carcharhiniformes
family
Carcharhinidae
genus
Sphyrna
species
Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758)

Providers

Biostatus

Geo Schema
ISO Country
Geo Region
New Zealand
Environmental Context
Wild
Occurrence
Present
Origin
Indigenous
In Use
True

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Scientific Name

Authority
Linnaeus
Rank
species
Year
1758
Nomenclatural Comment
Marine
Governing Code
ICZN
Is Recombination
Yes

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
e196c0ec-b718-42a4-9d85-077ecfd4fd02
According to
NZIB (2012-) New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Name Based Concepts
Has Parent
Sphyrna (In use by NZOR)
Preferred Name
Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758) (In use by NZOR) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
78bc4fe5-3468-40d9-bd2b-1a71c3a5fd5a
According to
Department of Conservation ed. (2019) Conservation status of New Zealand Chondrichthyans (chimaeras, sharks and rays), 2016. Department of Conservation, Wellington. https://www.nztcs.org.nz
Has Parent
Sphyrnidae
Preferred Name
Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
0d8cbb0d-660e-4004-8357-536a6b64853a
According to
NZIB (2012-) New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Name Based Concepts
Has Parent
Sphyrna
Preferred Name
Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
87d441df-fc82-4500-8f2b-aabb87fa9c4c
According to
Compiled by Roberts, C.D.; Paulin, C.D.; Stewart, A.L.; McPhee, R.P.; McDowall, R.M., King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicol, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, R.; Macadie, I. 24: Phylum CHORDATA: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, Checklist of New Zealand Chordata. Living lancelets, jawless fishes, cartilaginous fishes, and bony fishes. In: New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Volume 1.
Preferred Name
Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
b131336a-57bd-4922-87cb-f3ef00c76193
According to
Department of Conservation ed. (2018) Conservation status of New Zealand Chondrichthyans (chimaeras, sharks and rays), 2016. Department of Conservation, Wellington. https://www.nztcs.org.nz
Preferred Name
Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
0f09a15a-4b4c-43e0-a109-9593263ed022
According to
Department of Conservation ed. (2016) Conservation status of New Zealand Chondrichthyans (chimaeras, sharks and rays), 2016. Department of Conservation, Wellington. https://www.nztcs.org.nz

No subordinate taxa

Application - has vernacular

Full Name
Smooth hammerhead shark
Name Id
9f2dd0ce-828c-40f3-876d-26e916e6feb0
According To
Compiled by Roberts, C.D.; Paulin, C.D.; Stewart, A.L.; McPhee, R.P.; McDowall, R.M., King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicol, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, R.; Macadie, I. 24: Phylum CHORDATA: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, Checklist of New Zealand Chordata. Living lancelets, jawless fishes, cartilaginous fishes, and bony fishes. In: New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Volume 1.

Application - has vernacular

Full Name
Hammerhead/smooth hammerhead shark
Name Id
583c25a9-ac9e-4a86-bc43-54e918caa2a8
According To
Department of Conservation ed. (2016) Conservation status of New Zealand Chondrichthyans (chimaeras, sharks and rays), 2016. Department of Conservation, Wellington. https://www.nztcs.org.nz

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