Rhiniodon typus

Naamgeving

name	RHIN Rhin 1
name	Whale shark
name	Requin baleine
name	Tiburón ballena
Valid name	Rhiniodon typus
Synonym	Rhinodon pentalineatus Kishinouye, 1891
Synonym	Rhincodon typus Smith, 1829
Synonym	Rhinodon typicus Müller and Henle, 1839
Synonym	Rhineodon typus Smith, 1829
Synonym	Micristodus punctatus Gill, 1865

Indeling

• Chordata  [phylum] Chordates
  • Vertebrata  [subphylum] Vertebrates
    • Gnathostomata  [superclass] Gnathostomes
      • Chondrichthyes  [class] Chondrichthians
        • Elasmobranchii  [subclass] Elasmobranchs
          • Galeomorphii  [superorder]
            • Orectolobiformes  [order]
              • Rhiniodontidae  [family] Whale sharks
                • Rhiniodon  [genus]
                  • Rhiniodon typus  [species] Whale shark