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Chimaera (Psittacodon) mantellii

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Chimaeridae

Taxonomy
Chimaera mantellii was named by Buckland (1835).

It was recombined as Chimaera (Psittacodon) mantellii by Agassiz (1843); it was recombined as Edaphodon mantellii by Woodward (1891).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Chimaera mantellii Buckland
1837Chimaera mantellii Agassiz p. 64 figs. Pl 40a, figs 1,2
1843Chimaera (Psittacodon) mantellii Agassiz p. 348
1891Edaphodon mantellii Woodward p. 75

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

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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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available