Synonyms: Carcharhinus velox, Carcharias velox, Carcharinus velox, Eulamia velox
Common name: Whitenose shark
Original description species: (Gilbert, 1898)
Genus: Nasolamia Compagno & Garrick, 1983
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii