Biota (Life)
Eukaryote (Eukarya)
Podiata
Unikont (Unikonta)
Opisthokont (Opisthokonta)
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa (Choanozoa)
Animal (Animalia)
Metazoa
Epitheliozoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostome (Deuterostomia)
Chordata (Chordates)
Olfactores
Craniata (Craniata (chordata))
Vertebrata (Animals with backbone)
Gnathostomata (Gnathostome)
Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous fishes)
Euselachii (Sharks)
Neoselachii
Shark (Sharks)
Galeomorphii (Galeomorphi)
Orectolobiformes (Carpet shark)
Rhincodontidae
Children (1 direct children, 1 direct and indirect children):
Whale shark
Rhincodon typus