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Chondrenchelys

Chondrichthyes - Chondrenchelyiformes - Chondrenchelyidae

Taxonomy
Chondrenchelys was named by Traquair (1888) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-l Sepkoski's reference number: 454]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pleuracanthidae by Woodward (1889); to Chondrenchelyiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Chondrenchelyidae by Jordan (1963), Lund (1982), Nelson (2006).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Chondrenchelys Traquair
1889Chondrenchelys Woodward p. 15
1963Chondrenchelys Jordan p. 592
1982Chondrenchelys Lund p. 951
2002Chondrenchelys Sepkoski
2006Chondrenchelys Nelson p. 44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChondrenchelyiformesMoy-Thomas 1939
familyChondrenchelyidaeBerg 1940
genusChondrenchelysTraquair 1888

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.

G. †Chondrenchelys Traquair 1888
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Chondrenchelys problematica Traquair 1888
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 06:36:22
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:36:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Arundian or 346.70000 to 339.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arundian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (Scotland) C. problematica (90682)