Lamna

Genus of sharks

Lamna
Temporal range: 65–0 Ma[1]
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Earliest Danian to Present
Porbeagle (L. nasus)
Salmon shark (L. ditropis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Lamnidae
Genus: Lamna
Cuvier, 1816
Type species
Lamna nasus
Bonnaterre, 1788 porbeagle
Synonyms
  • Exoles Gistel, 1848
  • Lamia Risso, 1827
  • Selanonius Fleming, 1828

Lamna is a genus of mackerel sharks in the family Lamnidae, containing two extant species: the porbeagle (L. nasus) of the North Atlantic and Southern Hemisphere, and the salmon shark (L. ditropis) of the North Pacific.

Endothermy

The two species of this genus can keep their blood temperature higher above that of the water surrounding them than other cartilaginous fish, with temperature differences recorded up to 15.6 °C.[2][3][4] Among fish, blood temperature regulation only occurs in large, fast species – bluefin tuna and swordfish are bony fish with similar abilities.

Species

  • Lamna attenuata (Davis, 1888)
  • Lamna carinata (Davis, 1888)
  • Lamna ditropis C. L. Hubbs & Follett, 1947 (salmon shark)
  • Lamna hectori (Davis, 1888)
  • Lamna marginalis (Davis, 1888)
  • Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre, 1788) (porbeagle)
  • Lamna quinquelateralis (Cragin, 1894)
  • Lamna trigeri (Coquand, 1860)
  • Lamna trigonata (Agassiz, 1843)

See also

References

  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
  2. ^ Abstract for S. D. Anderson, K. J. Goldman: “Temperature Measurements from Salmon Sharks, Lamna ditropis, in Alaskan Waters”, Copeia, Vol. 2001, No. 3, 2001-08-06
  3. ^ Salmon shark, Lamna ditropis at marinebio.org
  4. ^ C. Larsen, H. Malte, R. E. Weber: “ATP-induced Reverse Temperature Effect in Isohemoglobins from the Endothermic Porbeagle Shark”, Journal of Biological Chemistry vol. 278, issue 33, 30741–30747, 2003-08-15
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Extant mackerel shark species
Alopiidae
Alopias
  • Pelagic thresher (A. pelagicus)
  • Bigeye thresher (A. superciliosus)
  • Common thresher (A. vulpinus)
Cetorhinidae
Cetorhinus
  • Basking shark (C. maximus)
Lamnidae
Carcharodon
  • Great white shark (C. carcharias)
Isurus
  • Shortfin mako shark (I. oxyrinchus)
  • Longfin mako shark (I. paucus)
Lamna
  • Salmon shark (L. ditropis)
  • Porbeagle (L. nasus)
Megachasmidae
Megachasma
  • Megamouth shark (M. pelagios)
Mitsukurinidae
Mitsukurina
  • Goblin shark (M. owstoni)
Odontaspididae
Carcharias
  • Sand tiger shark (C. taurus)
Odontaspis
  • Smalltooth sand tiger (O. ferox)
  • Bigeye sand tiger (O. noronhai)
Pseudocarchariidae
Pseudocarcharias
  • Crocodile shark (P. kamoharai)
Taxon identifiers
Lamna
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