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Brachymylus

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Callorhinchidae

Taxonomy
Brachymylus was named by Smith Woodward (1894) [Sepkoski's age data: J Call-u J Kimm-l Sepkoski's reference number: 452,863]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Callorhynchidae by Duffin (1996); to Chimaeriformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Callorhinchidae by Nelson (2006).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Brachymylus Smith Woodward
1996Brachymylus Duffin p. 2
2002Brachymylus Sepkoski
2006Brachymylus Nelson p. 46

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
suborderChimaeroidei
familyCallorhinchidaeGarman 1901
genusBrachymylusSmith Woodward 1894

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. †Brachymylus Smith Woodward 1894
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Brachymylus latus Duffin 1996
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

Age range: Spinatum or 189.60000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spinatum189.6 - 183.0Germany B. latus (139794)