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Sphyrna is a genus of hammerhead sharks in the family Sphyrnidae. It currently consists of the following species:

Sphyrna corona S. Springer
Stewart Springer
Stewart Springer, was a world renowned expert on shark behavior, classification , and distribution of shark populations. There are more than 35 species of sharks, skates, rays, and other animals either classified originally by him or named after him.-Education:Springer was a field naturalist,...

, 1940 (Scalloped bonnethead)
Sphyrna couardi Cadenat, 1951 (Whitefin Hammerhead)
Sphyrna lewini (E. Griffith & C. H. Smith
Charles Hamilton Smith
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith was an English artist, naturalist, antiquary, illustrator, soldier and spy.-Military service:...

, 1834) (Scalloped hammerhead)
Sphyrna media S. Springer
Stewart Springer
Stewart Springer, was a world renowned expert on shark behavior, classification , and distribution of shark populations. There are more than 35 species of sharks, skates, rays, and other animals either classified originally by him or named after him.-Education:Springer was a field naturalist,...

, 1940 (Scoophead)
Sphyrna mokarran (Rüppell
Eduard Rüppell
Wilhelm Peter Eduard Simon Rüppell was a German naturalist and explorer. Rüppell is occasionally transliterated to "Rueppell" for the English alphabet....

, 1837) (Great hammerhead)
Sphyrna tiburo (Linnaeus, 1758) (Bonnethead)
Sphyrna tudes (Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...

, 1822) (Smalleye hammerhead)
Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758) (Smooth hammerhead)

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