What class is a great white shark in?

Cartilaginous fishes
Great white shark/Class

What are the 7 levels of classification for a great white shark?

SPECIES

• Kingdom: Animalia.
• Phylum: Chordata.
• Class: Chrondrichthyes.
• Order: Squatiniformes.
• Family: Squatinidae.
• Genus: Squatina.
• Species: Squatina squatina (Angelshark)

What is the Kingdom of Great White Shark?

Animal
Great white shark/Kingdom

What is the scientific name for white shark?

Carcharodon carcharias
Great white shark/Scientific names

Carcharodon carcharias. White Shark photo © Mauricio Hoyos. The white shark (or great white) is one of the best known sharks, yet relatively little is known about its biology.

What kind of shark is the great white shark?

The great white is the sole recognized extant species in the genus Carcharodon, and is one of five extant species belonging to the family Lamnidae. Other members of this family include the mako sharks, porbeagle, and salmon shark. The family belongs to the Lamniformes, the order of mackerel sharks. Etymology and naming history

Is the white shark on the Endangered Species List?

White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) Recovery Plan. The white shark is protected internationally through a number of mechanisms. The white shark is listed on Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora ( CITES) and also on Appendices I and II of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS).

Is the great white shark an ancestor of C megalodon?

C.megalodon was once thought to be a direct ancestor of the white shark known as “Carcharodon carcharias”, because of this C.megalodon was put into the same genus as Carcharodon carcharias. However, new data represents that C.megalodon was/is not ancestral to the great white shark.

Who are the main predators of great white sharks?

The smaller and more vulnerable juveniles however, are more threatened by large ocean predators including Killer Whales and other shark species. The biggest threats to global populations of Great White Sharks are those caused by people.