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Chimaera (Psittacodon) falcata

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Chimaeridae

Taxonomy
Chimaera (Psittacodon) falcata was named by Agassiz (1843).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. gosseleti
Entered
by M. Carrano on 2011-12-22; modified by M. Clapham on 2025-06-26

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Chimaera (Psittacodon) falcata Agassiz p. 349 figs. Pl 40c, fig 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
suborderChimaeroidei
familyChimaeridae
genusChimaera
subgenusPsittacodon()
speciesfalcata

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available