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Chimaeroidei

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Chimaeroidei Woodward p. 36
1963Chimaeroidei Jordan p. 605
1970Chimaeroidei Applegate p. 389
1981Chimaeroidei Thurmond and Jones p. 77
2006Chimaeroidei Nelson p. 45
2011Chimaeroidei Long p. 242
2015Chimaeroidei Gouiric-Cavalli et al. p. 4
2016Chimaeroidei Nelson et al. p. 51
2020Chimaeroidei Popov et al. p. 5
2022Chimaeroidei Ebersole et al. p. 373

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

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. †Anteliochimaera Tanaka 1909
Fm. Callorhinchidae Garman 1901 [plownose chimaera]
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G. †Brachymylus Smith Woodward 1894
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†Brachymylus latus Duffin 1996
G. Callorhinchus Lacépède 1798
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†Callorhinchus alfordi Cicimurri and Ebersole 2015
†Callorhinchus phillipsi Cicimurri and Ebersole 2015
Callorhinchus stahli Kriwet and Gazdizicki 2003
G. †Ganodus Agassiz 1843
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†Chimaera (Ganodus) colei Buckland 1835
†Chimaera (Ganodus) owenii Buckland 1835
†Ganodus dentatus Egerton 1847
†Ganodus oweni Agassiz 1843
†Ganodus rugulosus Egerton 1847
G. †Pachymylus Woodward 1892
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G. †Moskovirhynchus Popov and Shapovalov 2021
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†Moskovirhynchus robustus Popov and Shapovalov 2021
G. †Chalcodus Zittel 1887
Superfm. Chimaeroidea
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G. †Chimaerotheca Brown 1946
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†Chimaerotheca alaskana Brown 1946
†Chimaerotheca besselsi Brown 1946
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
G. †Eomanodon Ward and Duffin 1989
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†Eomanodon simmsi Ward and Duffin 1989
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G. †Amylodon Storms 1894
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†Amylodon karamysh Averianov and Popov 1995
G. †Harriotta Goode and Bean 1895
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†Harriotta lehmani Werdelin 1986
G. †Rhinochimaera Garman 1901
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Spinatum to the top of the Zanclean or 189.60000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 183.0 Ma

Collections (60 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Eomanodon simmsi (190858)
Spinatum189.6 - 183.0Germany Brachymylus latus (139794)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4France (Grand Est) Callorhinchidae indet. (179498)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom Ganodus sp., Ganodus oweni, Ganodus dentatus, Ganodus rugulosus, Ischyodus colei (131844)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0Russian Federation (Moscow) Moskovirhynchus robustus (227369)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Portugal (Centro) Chimaeroidea indet. (49255)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0France Edaphodon sp. (214869)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) Edaphodon sp. (94253)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Edaphodon mirificus (126156)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Spain (Asturias) Edaphodon sp. (98396)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (Saskatchewan) Edaphodon sp., Chondrichthyes indet. (22731)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Russian Federation (Volgograd) Edaphodon sedgwicki (92399)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Russian Federation (Orenburg) Chimaeroidei indet. (232890)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Alabama) Edaphodon barberi (81926) Edaphodon mirificus (81928)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Lebanon Harriotta lehmani (92241)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Russian Federation (Penza) Callorhinchus sp. (214245)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6USA (Alabama) Edaphodon mirificus (81931) Edaphodon sp. (81934)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) Eumylodus laqueatus (98972)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (British Columbia) Edaphodon hesperis (214243)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Russian Federation (Saratov) Chimaeroidei indet., Amylodon karamysh (224997) Edaphodon sp., Amylodon karamysh (86332 157353)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Russian Federation (Volgograd) Chimaeroidea indet. (59385)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Antarctica Edaphodon snowhillensis (232286)
Middle Campanian - Danian83.5 - 61.6New Zealand (Chatham Islands Territory) Edaphodon kawai (214244)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Edaphodon sp. (99138)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Chile (Valparaíso) Edaphodon sp. (124311)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Russian Federation (Volgograd) Edaphodon eolucifer (142788)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Dipristis meirsii (88034)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Paleocene70.6 - 61.7USA (New Jersey) Edaphodon stenobyrus, Edaphodon mirificus (26819)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7USA (New Jersey) Edaphodon mantelli (62840)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Russian Federation (Volgograd) Chimaeroidea indet. (115694)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Mississippi) Callorhinchus phillipsi (198620) Edaphodon mirificus (198623)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (New Jersey) Edaphodon agassizi (26820) Edaphodon mirificus (198624)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Russian Federation (Volgograd) Chimaeroidea indet. (176206)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) Edaphodon sp. (3113)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Virginia) Edaphodon sp. (122852)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8France (Oise) Edaphodon sp. (166598)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Edaphodon bucklandi (13299)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Antarctica Callorhinchus stahli (100188 152873)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Ukraine (Luhansk) Edaphodon sp. (120885)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Amylodon sp., Edaphodon minor, Edaphodon bucklandi, Edaphodon leptognathus (41989) Edaphodon bucklandi (41888 41994 41998) Edaphodon bucklandi, Edaphodon leptognathus (41992)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (New Jersey) Edaphodon eocaenus (84022)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Edaphodon leptognathus (42636)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Edaphodon sp. (45640)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Chile Callorhinchus sp. (99478)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Belgium Edaphodon sp. (217346)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 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)