| Valid name | Pristis |
| Synonym | Type: Squalus pristis Linnaeus, by absolute tautonymy. |
| Synonym | Pristis Link, 1790 |
| Synonym | Gender: F; Mag. Phys. Naturgesch., 6 (3): 31 |
| Synonym | Pristobatus Blainville, 1816, Pull. Soc. philomath. Paris, 8: 121 (type: Pristis antiquorum Latham = S. pristis |
| Synonym | Pristiopsis Fowler, 1905, Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad., 57: 459 (type: Pristis perrotteti Muller and Henle = P |
| Synonym | Pristibatis Blainville, 1820-1830, in Vieillot: Faune franc., 2 (2): 49-50 (type: Pristis antiquorum Latham = 5. p |