Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Chondrenchelys problematica

Chondrichthyes - Chondrenchelyiformes - Chondrenchelyidae

Taxonomy
Chondrenchelys problematica was named by Traquair (1888). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Glencartholm, Eskdale, which is in an Arundian marine carbonate in the Glencartholm Volcanic Beds Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Chondrenchelys problematica Traquair
1889Chondrenchelys problematica Woodward p. 16
1982Chondrenchelys problematica Lund p. 951

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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

Chondrenchelys problematica Traquair 1888
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available