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Chimaeropsidae

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Chimaeropsidae

Taxonomy
Chimaeropsidae is a family.

It was assigned to Myriacanthoidei by Nelson (2006).

Subtaxa
Chimaeropsis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Chimaeropsidae Nelson p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
suborderMyriacanthoideiPatterson 1965
familyChimaeropsidae
familyChimaeropsidae

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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G. †Chimaeropsis Zittel 1887
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†Chimaeropsis foussi Casier 1959
†Chimaeropsis paradoxa Zittel 1843
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available