Oxyrhina Agassiz [L.] 1838:86 [feuil. ad. 5] Fem. Lamna oxyrhina Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835 (= Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque 1810). Type by monotypy (also by tautonymy). See Fowler 1967:114 [ref. 9317]. Although Agassiz stated, "Le type de ce genre est le Lamna de Spallanzani" [Lamna spallanzanii Rafinesque], he only included one species (L. oxyrhina) by scientific name. Oxyrhina not preoccupied. Spelled Oxyrrhina in early literature. •Synonym of Isurus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Springer 1973:14 [ref. 7162], Compagno 1984:242 [ref. 6474], Cappetta 1987:96 [ref. 6348], Compagno 2001:108 [ref. 26323], Parin et al. 2014:19 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Isurus Rafinesque 1810. Lamnidae.