Synonyms: Catulus cephalus, Cephalurus cf. cephalus, Scyliorhinus cephalus, Scylliorhinus cephalus
Common name: Lollipop catshark
Original description species: (Gilbert, 1892)
Genus: Cephalurus Bigelow & Schroeder, 1941
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii