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Chimaeriformes (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Chimaeriformes Obruchev
1970Chimaeriformes Applegate p. 389
1981Chimaeriformes Duffin p. 470
1981Chimaeriformes Duffin and Furrer p. 810
1981Chimaeriformes Thurmond and Jones p. 77
1993Chimaeriformes Cvancara and Hoganson p. 12
2001Chimaeriformes Purdy et al. p. 161
2002Chimaeriformes Delsate et al. p. 25
2002Chimaeriformes Sepkoski
2003Chimaeriformes Kriwet and Gazdizicki p. 34
2006Chimaeriformes Nelson p. 45
2011Chimaeriformes Long p. 242
2015Chimaeriformes Gouiric-Cavalli et al. p. 4
2016Chimaeriformes Nelson et al. p. 51
2018Chimaeriformes Kent p. 54
2019Chimaeriformes van der Laan p. 39
2020Chimaeriformes Popov et al. p. 5
2022Chimaeriformes Ebersole et al. p. 373
2025Chimaeriformes Popov et al.

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

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.

Or. Chimaeriformes Obruchev 1953 [chimaera]
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Fm. Callorhynchidae Garman 1901 [plownose chimaera]
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G. †Bathytheristes Duffin 1995
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†Bathytheristes gracilis Duffin 1995
Subfm. Callorhynchinae Garman 1901
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G. †Ptyktoptychion Lees 1986
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†Ptyktoptychion tayyo Lees 1986
†Ptyktoptychion wadeae Bartholomai 2008
G. Callorhynchus Cuvier 1829
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†Callorhynchus hectori Newton 1876
G. †Edaphadon Buckland 1838
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†Edaphadon mirificus Leidy 1856
Subfm. †Edaphodontinae Stahl 1999
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G. †Eumylodus Leidy 1873
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†Eumylodus laqueatus Leidy 1873
G. †Elasmodus Egerton
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†Elasmodus avirostrus Averianov 1999
†Elasmodus greenoughi Agassiz 1838
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Invalid names: Aptychus crassus Hebert 1855 [synonym], Elasmodus crassus Leriche 1906 [synonym], Elasmodus planus Leriche 1929 [synonym]
†Elasmodus hunteri Egerton 1843
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Invalid names: Psaliodus compressus Agassiz 1843 [synonym]
†Elasmodus kempi Ward 1977
†Elasmodus khosatzkyi Averianov 1999
†Elasmodus rossicus Averianov 1999
†Elasmodus sinzovi Averianov and Glickman 1994
†Elasmodus tsheganicus Averianov 2001
†Elasmodus zharyk Averianov 1999
Invalid names: Psaliodus Agassiz 1843 [synonym]
G. †Ischyodus Egerton 1843
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†Ischyodus avitus Meyer 1800
†Ischyodus beaumonti Egerton 1843
†Ischyodus bifurcatus Case 1978
†Ischyodus bohemicus Bayer 1902
†Ischyodus crassus Woodward and Withe 1930
†Ischyodus dolloi Leriche 1902
†Ischyodus dufrenoyi Egerton 1843
†Ischyodus egertoni Buckland 1835
†Ischyodus emarginatus Egerton 1843
†Ischyodus incisus Newton 1878
†Ischyodus latus Newton 1878
†Ischyodus mortoni Chapman and Pritchard 1907
†Ischyodus panus Newton 1878
†Ischyodus quenstedti Wagner 1857
†Ischyodus rayhaasi Hoganson and Erickson 2005
†Ischyodus thurmanni Pictet and Campiche 1878
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Invalid names: Ischyodus brevirostris Newton 1876 [synonym]
†Ischyodus townsendi Buckland 1835
†Ischyodus yanschini Averianov 1991
†Ischyodus zinsmeisteri Applegate 1975
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G. †Anteliochimaera Tanaka 1909
Fm. Callorhinchidae Garman 1901 [plownose chimaera]
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G. †Brachymylus Smith Woodward 1894
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†Brachymylus latus Duffin 1996
G. Callorhinchus Lacépède 1798
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†Callorhinchus alfordi Cicimurri and Ebersole 2015
†Callorhinchus phillipsi Cicimurri and Ebersole 2015
Callorhinchus stahli Kriwet and Gazdizicki 2003
G. †Ganodus Agassiz 1843
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†Chimaera (Ganodus) colei Buckland 1835
†Chimaera (Ganodus) owenii Buckland 1835
†Ganodus dentatus Egerton 1847
†Ganodus oweni Agassiz 1843
†Ganodus rugulosus Egerton 1847
G. †Pachymylus Woodward 1892
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G. †Moskovirhynchus Popov and Shapovalov 2021
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†Moskovirhynchus robustus Popov and Shapovalov 2021
G. †Chalcodus Zittel 1887
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G. †Bryactinus Cope 1875
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†Bryactinus amorphus Cope 1875
G. †Canadodus Popov et al. 2020
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†Canadodus suntoki Popov et al. 2020
G. Chimaera Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. †Chimaera (Psittacodon) Agassiz 1843
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†Chimaera furcata Fritsch 1878
†Chimaera pliocenica Woodward 1891
†Chimaera seymourensis Ward and Grande 1991
†Chimaera venablesae Casier 1966
G. †Elasmodectes Woodward 1888
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†Elasmodectes willetti Newton 1878
G. †Hedronchus Cope 1876
G. †Hydrolagus Gill 1862
G. †Isotaenia Cope 1875
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G. †Leptomylus Cope 1869
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†Leptomylus cookii Cope 1870
†Leptomylus densus Cope 1869
†Leptomylus forfex Cope 1875
G. †Mylognathus Leidy 1856
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†Mylognathus priscus Leidy 1856
G. †Similihariotta Zangerl 1979
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G. †Sphagepoea Cope 1869
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†Sphagepoea aciculata Cope 1869
Superfm. Chimaeroidea
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G. †Chimaerotheca Brown 1946
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†Chimaerotheca alaskana Brown 1946
†Chimaerotheca besselsi Brown 1946
†Chimaerotheca reperere Gottfried and Fordyce 2015
Fm. †Edaphodontidae Owen 1846
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G. †Edaphodon Buckland 1838
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†Edaphodon agassizi Buckland 1835
†Edaphodon antwerpiensis Leriche 1926
†Edaphodon barberi Applegate 1970
†Edaphodon crassus Newton 1878
†Edaphodon divaricatus Cope 1869
†Edaphodon eocaenus Woodward 1891
†Edaphodon eurygnathus Agassiz 1843
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Invalid names: Edaphodon bucklandi Agassiz 1843 [synonym]
†Edaphodon fecundus Cope 1875
†Edaphodon hesperis Shin 2010
†Edaphodon incrassatus Cope 1875
†Edaphodon kawai Consoli 2006
†Edaphodon laminosus Newton 1878
†Edaphodon laterigerus Cope 1869
†Edaphodon latidens Cope 1875
†Edaphodon leptognathus Agassiz 1843
†Edaphodon mantellii Buckland 1835
†Edaphodon miersii Marsh 1869
†Edaphodon mirabilis Chapman and Cudmore 1924
†Edaphodon mirificus Leidy 1856
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Invalid names: Ischyodus gaskillii Cope 1875 [synonym], Ischyodus monolophus Cope 1869 [synonym]
†Edaphodon reedi Newton 1878
†Edaphodon sedgwicki Agassiz 1838
†Edaphodon smockii Cope 1869
†Edaphodon snowhillensis Gouiric-Cavalli et al. 2015
†Edaphodon solidulus Cope 1869
†Edaphodon stenobryus Cope 1875
†Edaphodon sweeti Chapman and Pritchard 1907
†Edaphodon tripartitus Cope 1875
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Invalid names: Ischyodus longirostris Cope 1875 [synonym]
Invalid names: Diphrissa Cope 1875 [synonym], Dipristis Marsh [synonym]
G. †Eomanodon Ward and Duffin 1989
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†Eomanodon simmsi Ward and Duffin 1989
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G. †Amylodon Storms 1894
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†Amylodon karamysh Averianov and Popov 1995
G. †Harriotta Goode and Bean 1895
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†Harriotta lehmani Werdelin 1986
G. †Rhinochimaera Garman 1901
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G. †Echinochimaera Lund 1977
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Subor. †Myriacanthoidei Patterson 1965
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G. †Chimaeropsis Zittel 1887
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†Chimaeropsis foussi Casier 1959
†Chimaeropsis paradoxa Zittel 1843
Fm. †Myriacanthidae Woodward 1889
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G. †Acanthorhina Fraas 1910
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†Acanthorhina jaekeli Fraas 1910
G. †Agkistracanthus Duffin and Furrer 1981
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†Agkistracanthus mitgelensis Duffin and Furrer 1981
G. †Alethodontus Duffin 1983
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†Alethodontus bavariensis Duffin 1983
G. †Halonodon Duffin 1984
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†Halonodon luxembourgensis Duffin and Delsate 1993
†Halonodon warneri Duffin 1984
G. †Metopacanthus Zittel 1887
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G. †Myriacanthus Agassiz 1836
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†Myriacanthus granulatus Agassiz 1837
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Invalid names: Ischyodus orthorhinus Egerton 1871 [synonym]
†Myriacanthus paradoxus Agassiz 1836
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Invalid names: Prognathodus guntheri Egerton 1872 [synonym]
†Myriacanthus retrorsus Agassiz 1837
Invalid names: Prognathodus Egerton 1872 [synonym]
G. †Oblidens Duffin and Milàn 2017
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†Oblidens bornholmensis Duffin and Milàn 2017
G. †Recurvacanthus Duffin 1981
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Invalid names: Acanthorhinidae Patterson 1965 [synonym]
Invalid names: Chimeroidei Patterson 1965 [empty], Myracanthiodei [empty], Squalorajoidei Patterson 1965 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available