Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801)
Squalus microcephalus Bloch and Schneider, 1801, Syst.Ichthyol., Berlin:135.
Synonymy:
Squalus carcharias Gunnerus, 1766 (not Linnaeus, 1758 = Carcharodon carcharias)
Squalus squatina Pallas, 1814 (not Linnaeus, 1758 = Squatina squatina)
Squalus (Acanthorhinus) norwegianus Blainville, 1816 (nomen nudum), also Blainville, 1825, as S. Norvegianus
Squalus or Somniosus brevipinna LeSueur, 1818
Squalus borealis Scoresby, 1820
Scymnus gunneri Thienemann, 1828
Scymnus glacialis Faber, 1829
Scymnus micropterus Valenciennes, 1832
Leiodon echinatum Wood, 1846
Somniosus antarcticus Whitley, 1939
FAO Names:
Greenland shark [English]
Laimargue du Groenland [French]
Tollo de Groenlandia [Spanish]
SQUAL Somn 2 [FAO Code]