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Chilara

Osteichthyes - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae

Taxonomy
Chilara was named by Jordan and Evermann (1896) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Ophidiiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ophidiidae by Fierstine et al. (2012).

Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Chilara Jordan and Evermann
2002Chilara Sepkoski
2012Chilara Fierstine et al. p. 75

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Ophidiaria
orderOphidiiformesBerg 1937
suborderOphidioidei
familyOphidiidaeRafinesque 1810
genusChilaraJordan and Evermann 1896

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. Chilara Jordan and Evermann 1896
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Chilara taylori Girard 1858 [spotted cusk eel]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available