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Bryactinus

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Chimaeridae

Taxonomy
Bryactinus was named by Cope (1875).

It was assigned to Holocephali by Cope (1875); and to Chimaeridae by Hay (1902) and Rapp (1946).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Bryactinus Cope p. 281–282
1902Bryactinus Hay p. 325
1946Bryactinus Rapp p. 511

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

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. †Bryactinus Cope 1875
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Bryactinus amorphus Cope 1875
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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available