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Callorhynchus hectori

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Callorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Callorhynchus hectori was named by Newton (1876). Its type specimen is BMNH P.2301, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. callorhynchus, C. milii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Callorhynchus hectori Newton
1888Callorhyncus hectori Davis p. 41
1891Callorhynchus hectori Woodward p. 88
1918Callorhynchus hectori Chapman p. 24

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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)
genusCallorhynchusCuvier 1829
specieshectoriNewton 1876

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.

†Callorhynchus hectori Newton 1876
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2New Zealand (South Island) Callorhynchus hectori (101382)