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Chimaerotheca

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes

Taxonomy
Chimaerotheca was named by Brown (1946). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Chimaerotheca wyomingana.

It was assigned to Chimaeroidea by Brown (1946).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Chimaerotheca Brown

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

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. †Chimaerotheca Brown 1946
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Chimaerotheca alaskana Brown 1946
Chimaerotheca besselsi Brown 1946
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, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available