Aprion (subgenus of Carcharias) Müller [J.] & Henle [F. G. J.] 1839:31 Masc. Carcharias (Aprion) isodon Valenciennes 1839. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest type designation not researched; three included species in 1839:31. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Aprion Valenciennes 1830 in fishes. •In the synonymy of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 -- (Compagno 1984:449 [ref. 6846], Cappetta 1987:121 [ref. 6348], Compagno 1988:307 [ref. 13488], Leis & Lee 1994:69 [ref. 21402], Carvalho & McEachran in Reis et al. 2003:13 [ref. 27061], Voigt & Weber 2011:14 [ref. 31424], Kottelat 2013:20 [ref. 32989]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816. Carcharhinidae.