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Chimaeropsis foussi

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Chimaeropsidae

Taxonomy
Chimaeropsis foussi was named by Casier (1959). Its type specimen is IRScNB P869, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Northwest of Ethe, which is in a Semicostatum marine sandstone in the Grès d'Orval Formation of Belgium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Chimaeropsis foussi Casier p. 15 figs. Pl 2, fig 2; text-fig 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
suborderMyriacanthoideiPatterson 1965
familyChimaeropsidae
genusChimaeropsisZittel 1887
speciesfoussi

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.

†Chimaeropsis foussi Casier 1959
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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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Semicostatum or 199.50000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Semicostatum199.5 - 192.9Belgium Chimaeropsis foussi (type locality: 139846)