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Ischyodus avitus

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Callorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Chimaera avita was named by Meyer (1800). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Ischyodus avitus by Woodward (1891).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
I. dolloi, I. williamsae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1800Chimaera avita Meyer
1891Ischyodus avitus Woodward p. 67

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
familyCallorhynchidae(Garman 1901)
genusIschyodusEgerton 1843
speciesavitus(Meyer 1800)

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.

†Ischyodus avitus Meyer 1800
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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