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Chaunacidae
Taxonomy
Chaunacidae is a family. It is extant.
It was assigned to Pediculati by Jordan (1963); to Chaunacioidei by Schultz (2006); to Chaunacoidei by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Lophiiformes by Schwarzhans (2007), Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Pediculati by Jordan (1963); to Chaunacioidei by Schultz (2006); to Chaunacoidei by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Lophiiformes by Schwarzhans (2007), Nelson et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1963 | Chaunacidae Jordan p. 742 |
| 2006 | Chaunacidae Schultz p. 428 |
| 2007 | Chaunacidae Schwarzhans p. 333 |
| 2013 | Chaunacidae Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Chaunacidae Nelson et al. p. 511 |
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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.
Fm. Chaunacidae
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Tortonian or 48.07000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Lutetian | Germany (Lower Saxony,) | Chaunax sp. (188954) | |
| Waitakian | New Zealand (South Island) | Chaunax bucculentus (219319 219580) | |
| Aquitanian | France | Chaunax sp. (219195) | |
| Burdigalian | France | Chaunax sp. (219196) | |
| Tortonian | Italy | Chaunax lobatus (70491 178120) |