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Chimaera (Ganodus) owenii

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Callorhinchidae

Taxonomy
Chimaera owenii was named by Buckland (1835).

It was recombined as Chimaera (Ganodus) owenii by Agassiz (1843).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Chimaera owenii Buckland
1838Chimaera owenii Agassiz figs. Pl 40, figs 6,7
1843Chimaera (Ganodus) owenii Agassiz p. 347

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
suborderChimaeroidei
familyCallorhinchidaeGarman 1901
genusChimaera()
subgenusGanodus
speciesowenii(Buckland 1835)

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.

Chimaera (Ganodus) owenii Buckland 1835
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023
Collections
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