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Chimaera

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Chimaeridae

Taxonomy
Chimaera was named by Linnaeus (1758) [Sepkoski's age data: K u R]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Chimaeridae, Chimaeroidea.

It was assigned to Chimaeriformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Chimaeridae by Woodward (1891), Hay (1902), Jordan (1963), Cassier (1966), Nelson (2006) and Kent (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Chimaera Linnaeus p. 116
1891Chimaera Woodward p. 91
1902Chimaera Hay p. 324
1963Chimaera Jordan p. 606
1966Chimaera Cassier p. 99
2002Chimaera Sepkoski
2006Chimaera Nelson p. 46
2018Chimaera Kent p. 55

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

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. Chimaera Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. †Chimaera (Psittacodon) Agassiz 1843
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Chimaera furcata Fritsch 1878
Chimaera pliocenica Woodward 1891
Chimaera venablesae Cassier 1966
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: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Angulata to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 201.30000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.3 - 196.5France (Lorraine) C. johnsonii (53947)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Switzerland Ischyodon thurmanni (2167)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) C. venablesae (13299)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) C. seymouriensis (53666)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4Germany C. gosseleti (46097)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany C. gosseleti (46096)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6Costa Rica (Limón) C. sp. (220760)