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Echinochimaeridae

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Echinochimaeridae

Taxonomy
Echinochimaeridae is a family.

It was assigned to Echinochimaeroidei by Nelson (2006).

Subtaxa
Echinochimaera

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Echinochimaeridae Nelson p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
suborderEchinochimaeroidei
familyEchinochimaeridae
familyEchinochimaeridae

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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G. †Echinochimaera Lund 1977
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: Arnsbergian or 326.90000 to 323.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6USA (Montana) Echinochimaera meltoni (116654) Echinochimaera snyderi (226838)