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Isotaenia

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Chimaeridae

Taxonomy
Isotaenia was named by Cope (1875).

It was assigned to Holocephali by Cope (1875); and to Chimaeridae by Hay (1902) and Rapp (1946).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Isotaenia Cope p. 292
1902Isotaenia Hay p. 325
1946Isotaenia Rapp p. 511

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
familyChimaeridae
genusIsotaenia

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Isotaenia Cope 1875
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:54:26
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:54:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available