Sharks are part of the elasmobranch family along with sawfish, rays and skates.
From the heraldtribune.com
They preserve today some features of elasmobranch life in Paleaozoic times, though in other respects they are aberrant.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Thus our results can be generalized only to the teleosts and elasmobranch predators of the size ranges included in our analyses.
From the nature.com
There is concern among scientists and fishery resource managers that severe reductions in elasmobranch populations could restructure marine ecosystems.