†family Chondrenchelyidae Berg 1940 (chimaera)
Chondrichthyes - Chondrenchelyiformes - Chondrenchelyidae
Parent taxon: Chondrenchelyiformes according to J. S. Nelson 2006
See also Jordan 1963, Lund 1982 and Zangerl 1981
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Chondrenchelys Harpagofututor Platyxystrodus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (6 collections), United States (9: Montana, Nebraska)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence