Odontaspis
| Odontaspis Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Smalltooth sand tiger (O. ferox) | |
| Bigeye sand tiger (O. noronhai) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Lamniformes |
| Family: | Odontaspididae |
| Genus: | Odontaspis Agassiz, 1838 |
| Type species | |
| Carcharias ferox Risso, 1826 | |
Odontaspis (from Greek: ὀδούς odoús 'tooth') and Greek: ἀσπίς aspís 'shield') is a genus of sand shark with two extant species.