Lamna

Lamna
Temporal range: Earliest Danian to Present
Porbeagle (L. nasus)
Salmon shark (L. ditropis)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Division: Selachii
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.