Sometimes taxonomists create new names for groups that already have a name. They may do this because they are unaware of the original name, or they may think the organism before them belongs to a different group when in fact it does not. If two or more names are found to apply to the same group, they are considered synonyms. In most cases, the first name takes priority and is considered to be the valid or accepted name. However, there can be exceptions, and it's not always easy to determine which of a series of synonyms should be considered valid or accepted. Here we list the synonyms provided to EOL by our classification partners. We also include other versions of the name that most likely refer to the same group, for example, misspellings in the literature or different variations of the authorship associated with the name.

Preferred marks the preferred name from each source.

World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)

Name Relationship
Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758) Preferred
Carcharias atwoodi Storer, 1848 Synonym
Carcharias lamia Rafinesque, 1810 Synonym
Carcharias maso Morris, 1898 Synonym
Carcharias rondeletti Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1829 Synonym
Carcharias verus Cloquet, 1817 Synonym
Carcharias vorax Owen, 1853 Synonym
Carcharias vulgaris (Richardson, 1836) Synonym
Carcharodon albimors Whitley, 1939 Synonym
Carcharodon capensis Smith, 1839 Synonym
Carcharodon rondeletii Müller & Henle, 1839 Synonym
Carcharodon smithi Bonaparte, 1838 Synonym
Carcharodon smithii Agassiz, 1838 Synonym
Squalus carcharias Linnaeus, 1758 Synonym
Squalus lamia Blainville, 1816 Synonym
Squalus lamia Blainville, 1825 Synonym
Squalus vulgaris Richardson, 1836 Synonym

FishBase

Name Relationship
Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758) Preferred
Carcharias atwoodi Storer, 1848 Synonym
Carcharias lamia Rafinesque, 1810 Synonym
Carcharias maso Morris, 1898 Synonym
Carcharias rondeletti Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1829 Ambiguous synonym
Carcharias verus Cloquet, 1817 Synonym
Carcharias vorax Owen, 1853 Ambiguous synonym
Carcharias vulgaris (Richardson, 1836) Synonym
Carcharodon albimors Whitley, 1939 Synonym
Carcharodon capensis Smith, 1839 Synonym
Carcharodon rondeletii Müller & Henle, 1839 Synonym
Carcharodon smithi Bonaparte, 1838 Synonym
Carcharodon smithii Agassiz, 1838 Synonym
Squalus carcharias Linnaeus, 1758 Synonym
Squalus lamia Blainville, 1816 Ambiguous synonym
Squalus lamia Blainville, 1825 Ambiguous synonym
Squalus vulgaris Richardson, 1836 Synonym

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Name Relationship
Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758) Preferred
Carcharodon albimors Whitley, 1939 Junior synonym
Squalus carcharias Linnaeus, 1758 Original name/combination

Paleobiology Database

Name Relationship
Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758) Preferred
Squalus carcharias Linnaeus, 1758 Valid
Carcharodon caifassi Lawley 1876 Heterotypic synonym
Carcharodon etruscus Lawley 1881 Heterotypic synonym

Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013

Name Relationship
Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758) Preferred
Squalus lamia Blainville, 1825 Ambiguous synonym
Carcharodon capensis Smith, 1839 Synonym
Carcharodon rondeletii Müller & Henle, 1839 Synonym
Carcharodon smithii Agassiz, 1838 Synonym
Carcharodon smithi Bonaparte, 1838 Synonym
Squalus lamia Blainville, 1816 Ambiguous synonym
Carcharodon albimors Whitley, 1939 Synonym
Carcharias vorax Owen, 1853 Ambiguous synonym
Carcharias verus Cloquet, 1817 Synonym
Carcharias rondeletti Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1829 Ambiguous synonym
Carcharias maso Morris, 1898 Synonym
Carcharias lamia Rafinesque, 1810 Synonym
Carcharias atwoodi Storer, 1848 Synonym
Carcharias vulgaris (Richardson, 1836) Synonym
Squalus vulgaris Richardson, 1836 Synonym
Squalus carcharias Linnaeus, 1758 Synonym

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