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Chimaeriformes (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Chimaeriformes Obruchev
1970Chimaeriformes Applegate p. 389
1981Chimaeriformes Duffin p. 470
1981Chimaeriformes Duffin and Furrer p. 810
1981Chimaeriformes Thurmond and Jones p. 77
1993Chimaeriformes Cvancara and Hoganson p. 12
2001Chimaeriformes Purdy et al. p. 161
2002Chimaeriformes Delsate et al. p. 25
2002Chimaeriformes Sepkoski
2003Chimaeriformes Kriwet and Gazdizicki p. 34
2006Chimaeriformes Nelson p. 45
2011Chimaeriformes Long p. 242
2015Chimaeriformes Gouiric-Cavalli et al. p. 4
2016Chimaeriformes Nelson et al. p. 51
2018Chimaeriformes Kent p. 54
2020Chimaeriformes Popov et al. p. 5
2022Chimaeriformes Ebersole et al. p. 373

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

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.

Or. Chimaeriformes Obruchev 1953 [chimaera]
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G. †Arctacanthus Nielsen 1932
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Arctacanthus exiguus Yamagishi 2004
Arctacanthus multisectus Branson 1933
Arctacanthus uncinatus Nielsen 1932
Arctacanthus wyomingensis Branson 1934
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Invalid names: Dolophonodus uncinatus Branson 1933 [replaced]
Invalid names: Ancistriodus Branson 1933 [synonym], Dolophonodus Branson 1933 [synonym], Hamatus Branson 1930 [synonym]
Fm. Callorhynchidae Garman 1901 [plownose chimaera]
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G. †Bathytheristes Duffin 1995
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Bathytheristes gracilis Duffin 1995
Subfm. Callorhynchinae Garman 1901
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G. †Ptyktoptychion Lees 1986
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Ptyktoptychion tayyo Lees 1986
Ptyktoptychion wadeae Bartholomai 2008
G. Callorhynchus Cuvier 1829
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Callorhynchus hectori Newton 1876
G. †Edaphadon Buckland 1838
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Edaphadon mirificus Leidy 1856
G. †Elasmodus Egerton
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Elasmodus avirostrus Averianov 1999
Elasmodus greenoughi Agassiz 1838
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Invalid names: Aptychus crassus Hebert 1855 [synonym], Elasmodus crassus Leriche 1906 [synonym], Elasmodus planus Leriche 1929 [synonym]
Elasmodus hunteri Egerton 1843
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Invalid names: Psaliodus compressus Agassiz 1843 [synonym]
Elasmodus kempi Ward 1977
Elasmodus khosatzkyi Averianov 1999
Elasmodus rossicus Averianov 1999
Elasmodus sinzovi Averianov and Glickman 1994
Elasmodus tsheganicus Averianov 2001
Elasmodus zharyk Averianov 1999
Invalid names: Psaliodus Agassiz 1843 [synonym]
G. †Ischyodus Egerton 1843
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Ischyodus avitus Meyer 1800
Ischyodus beaumonti Egerton 1843
Ischyodus bifurcatus Case 1978
Ischyodus bohemicus Bayer 1905
Ischyodus dufrenoyi Egerton 1843
Ischyodus egertoni Buckland 1835
Ischyodus emarginatus Egerton 1843
Ischyodus incisus Newton 1878
Ischyodus latus Newton 1878
Ischyodus mortoni Chapman and Pritchard 1907
Ischyodus panus Newton 1878
Ischyodus quenstedti Wagner 1857
Ischyodus rayhaasi Hoganson and Erickson 2005
Ischyodus thurmanni Pictet and Campiche 1878
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Invalid names: Ischyodus brevirostris Newton 1876 [synonym]
Ischyodus townsendi Buckland 1835
Ischyodus yanschini Averianov 1991
Ischyodus zinsmeisteri Applegate 1975
Invalid names: Edaphodontinae Stahl 1999 [empty]
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G. †Bryactinus Cope 1875
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Bryactinus amorphus Cope 1875
G. †Canadodus Popov et al. 2020
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Canadodus suntoki Popov et al. 2020
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
G. †Elasmodectes Woodward 1888
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Elasmodectes willetti Newton 1878
G. †Hedronchus Cope 1876
G. †Hydrolagus Gill 1862
G. †Isotaenia Cope 1875
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G. †Leptomylus Cope 1869
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Leptomylus cookii Cope 1870
Leptomylus densus Cope 1869
Leptomylus forfex Cope 1875
G. †Mylognathus Leidy 1856
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Mylognathus priscus Leidy 1856
G. †Similihariotta Zangerl 1979
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G. †Sphagepoea Cope 1869
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Sphagepoea aciculata Cope 1869
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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
G. †Crassidonta Branson 1916
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Crassidonta stuckenbergi Branson 1916
Crassidonta subcrenulata Teichert 1943
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G. †Echinochimaera Lund 1977
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Subor. †Myriacanthoidei Patterson 1965
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G. †Chimaeropsis Zittel 1887
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Chimaeropsis foussi Casier 1959
Chimaeropsis paradoxa Zittel 1843
Fm. †Myriacanthidae Woodward 1889
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G. †Acanthorhina Fraas 1910
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Acanthorhina jaekeli Fraas 1910
G. †Agkistracanthus Duffin and Furrer 1981
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Agkistracanthus mitgelensis Duffin and Furrer 1981
G. †Alethodontus Duffin 1983
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Alethodontus bavariensis Duffin 1983
G. †Halonodon Duffin 1984
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Halonodon luxembourgensis Duffin and Delsate 1993
Halonodon warneri Duffin 1984
G. †Metopacanthus Zittel 1887
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G. †Myriacanthus Agassiz 1836
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Myriacanthus granulatus Agassiz 1837
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Invalid names: Ischyodus orthorhinus Egerton 1871 [synonym]
Myriacanthus paradoxus Agassiz 1836
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Invalid names: Prognathodus guntheri Egerton 1872 [synonym]
Myriacanthus retrorsus Agassiz 1837
Invalid names: Prognathodus Egerton 1872 [synonym]
G. †Oblidens Duffin and Milàn 2017
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Oblidens bornholmensis Duffin and Milàn 2017
G. †Recurvacanthus Duffin 1981
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Invalid names: Acanthorhinidae Patterson 1965 [synonym]
Invalid names: Chimeroidei Patterson 1965 [empty], Myracanthiodei [empty], Squalorajoidei Patterson 1965 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available