Genus Sphyrna (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Sphyrnidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Sphyrna is a genus of hammerhead sharks, being the type genus of the Sphyrnidae family.
- The genus Sphyrna consists of nine species, each with distinctive head and body shapes.
- Sphyrna mokarran, found in warm temperate and tropical seas, is a member of this genus.
- As the type genus of the Sphyrnidae, Sphyrna was one of the first hammerhead shark groups to be identified.
- Some of the most common species within the Sphyrna genus include the scalloped and great hammerhead sharks.