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Chimaeroidea

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes

Taxonomy
Chimaeroidea is a superfamily. It is extant. Its type is Chimaera.

It was assigned to Holocephala by Hay (1902); and to Chimaeroidei by Nelson (2006), Gouiric-Cavalli et al. (2015), Popov et al. (2020), Popov et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Chimaeroidea Hay p. 322
2006Chimaeroidea Nelson p. 46
2015Chimaeroidea Gouiric-Cavalli et al. p. 4
2020Chimaeroidea Popov et al. p. 5
2025Chimaeroidea Popov et al.

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

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.

Superfm. Chimaeroidea
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G. †Chimaerotheca Brown 1946
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†Chimaerotheca alaskana Brown 1946
†Chimaerotheca besselsi Brown 1946
†Chimaerotheca reperere Gottfried and Fordyce 2015
Fm. †Edaphodontidae Owen 1846
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G. †Edaphodon Buckland 1838
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†Edaphodon agassizi Buckland 1835
†Edaphodon antwerpiensis Leriche 1926
†Edaphodon barberi Applegate 1970
†Edaphodon crassus Newton 1878
†Edaphodon divaricatus Cope 1869
†Edaphodon eocaenus Woodward 1891
†Edaphodon eurygnathus Agassiz 1843
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Invalid names: Edaphodon bucklandi Agassiz 1843 [synonym]
†Edaphodon fecundus Cope 1875
†Edaphodon gaskillii Cope 1875
†Edaphodon hesperis Shin 2010
†Edaphodon incrassatus Cope 1875
†Edaphodon kawai Consoli 2006
†Edaphodon laminosus Newton 1878
†Edaphodon laterigerus Cope 1869
†Edaphodon latidens Cope 1875
†Edaphodon leptognathus Agassiz 1843
†Edaphodon miersii Marsh 1869
†Edaphodon mirabilis Chapman and Cudmore 1924
†Edaphodon mirificus Leidy 1856
†Edaphodon monolophus Cope 1869
†Edaphodon reedi Newton 1878
†Edaphodon sedgwicki Agassiz 1838
†Edaphodon smockii Cope 1869
†Edaphodon snowhillensis Gouiric-Cavalli et al. 2015
†Edaphodon solidulus Cope 1869
†Edaphodon stenobryus Cope 1875
†Edaphodon sweeti Chapman and Pritchard 1907
†Edaphodon tripartitus Cope 1875
Invalid names: Diphrissa Cope 1875 [synonym], Dipristis Marsh [synonym]
G. †Eumylodus Leidy 1873
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†Eumylodus laqueatus Leidy 1873
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: base of the Otapirian to the top of the Zanclean or 205.70000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Otapirian205.7 - 201.4New Zealand Chimaerotheca reperere (153890)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Portugal (Centro) Chimaeroidea indet. (49255)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2France Edaphodon sp. (214869)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Edaphodon sp. (94253)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Spain (Asturias) Edaphodon sp. (98396)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Russian Federation (Volgograd) Edaphodon sedgwicki (92399)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Edaphodon sp., Chondrichthyes indet. (22731)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Edaphodon mirificus (126156)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Russian Federation Edaphodon sp. (239678)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Alabama) Edaphodon barberi (81926) Edaphodon mirificus (81928)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2USA (Alabama) Edaphodon mirificus (81931) Edaphodon sp. (81934)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2USA (Mississippi) Eumylodus laqueatus (98972)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Russian Federation (Saratov) Edaphodon sp. (86332 157353)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (British Columbia) Edaphodon hesperis (214243)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Russian Federation (Volgograd) Chimaeroidea indet. (59385)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Antarctica Edaphodon snowhillensis (232286)
Middle Campanian - Danian83.6 - 61.66New Zealand (Chatham Islands Territory) Edaphodon kawai (214244)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Chile (Santiago) Edaphodon kawai (132352)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Chile (Valparaíso) Edaphodon sp. (124311)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Dipristis meirsii (88034)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Russian Federation (Volgograd) Edaphodon eolucifer (142788)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Edaphodon sp. (99138)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Paleocene72.2 - 61.66USA (New Jersey) Edaphodon stenobyrus, Edaphodon mirificus (26819)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Russian Federation (Volgograd) Chimaeroidea indet. (115694)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (New Jersey) Edaphodon agassizi (26820) Edaphodon mirificus (198624)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Mississippi) Edaphodon mirificus (198623)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66USA (New Jersey) Edaphodon mantelli (62840)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0France (Oise) Edaphodon sp. (166598)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Russian Federation (Volgograd) Chimaeroidea indet. (176206)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Virginia) Edaphodon sp. (122852)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) Edaphodon sp. (3113)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Edaphodon bucklandi (13299)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Edaphodon bucklandi (41888 41994 41998) Edaphodon bucklandi, Edaphodon leptognathus (41992) Edaphodon minor, Edaphodon bucklandi, Edaphodon leptognathus (41989)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Russian Federation Edaphodon sp. (234687)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Ukraine (Luhansk) Edaphodon sp. (120885)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (New Jersey) Edaphodon eocaenus (84022)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Edaphodon leptognathus (42636)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Edaphodon sp. (45640)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Belgium Edaphodon sp. (217346)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Edaphodon sweeti (72189)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Edaphodon sweeti, Edaphodon mirabilis (46167)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Edaphodon sp. (154112)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Edaphodon sweeti (51335)