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Chimaera (Ischyodon)

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Chimaeridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Chimaera (Ischyodon) Agassiz p. 340

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

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.

Subg. †Chimaera (Ischyodon) Agassiz 1843
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Ischyodon bucklandi Agassiz 1843
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

Age range: base of the Angulata to the top of the Albian or 201.40000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.4 - 199.5France (Lorraine) Chimaera johnsonii (53947)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Switzerland Ischyodon thurmanni (2167)