Order
Lamniformes
10 species in 5 families. Maximum lifespan ranges from 8 years (Crocodile shark) to 50 years (Great white shark).
Species
10
with a complete mtDNA
Median GC
40.1%
Range 36.8–43.2%
Families
5
Largest: Lamnidae (4)
Overview
The Lamniformes tree
Select a clade to look insideOuter ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale
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Families of Lamniformes
5 families, by species countWhere Lamniformes sit among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Hover or tap a point; select it again to open the species.
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- Lamniformes (10)
- Other species
Longest-lived
Top 5 and the shortest-livedSpecies in Lamniformes
Select a column to sort| Carcharodon carcharias | Great white shark | Lamnidae | 50 yr | 16,744 bp | 40.76% |
| Alopias vulpinus | Thresher | Alopiidae | 38 yr | 16,700 bp | 37.87% |
| Cetorhinus maximus | Basking shark | Cetorhinidae | 32 yr | 16,670 bp | 40.61% |
| Lamna nasus | Porbeagle | Lamnidae | 30 yr | 16,697 bp | 41.98% |
| Alopias pelagicus | Pelagic thresher shark | Alopiidae | 29 yr | 16,692 bp | 38.63% |
| Isurus oxyrinchus | Shortfin mako | Lamnidae | 25 yr | 16,701 bp | 43.23% |
| Alopias superciliosus | Bigeye thresher | Alopiidae | 21 yr | 16,719 bp | 39.29% |
| Lamna ditropis | Salmon shark | Lamnidae | 20 yr | 16,699 bp | 41.82% |
| Carcharias taurus | Sand tiger shark | Odontaspididae | 12 yr | 16,773 bp | 39.51% |
| Pseudocarcharias kamoharai | Crocodile shark | Pseudocarchariidae | 8 yr | 16,694 bp | 36.83% |