英名"milk shark"はインドにおいて、本種の肉が母乳の出を促進すると信じられていることによるものである[10]。他の英名としてfish shark・grey dog shark・little blue shark・Longmans dogshark・milk dog shark・sharp-nosed (milk) shark・Walbeehm's sharp-nosed shark・white-eye sharkなどがある[7]。1992年のアロザイムを用いた分子系統解析では、解析に含められた4種のヒラガシラ属の中で最も基底的な位置にあった[11]。フランス南部とポルトガルの中新世中期(1600-1200万年前)の層から産出する R. fischeuri も、本種と同一である可能性がある[4]。
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