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Callorhynchus

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Callorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Callorhynchus was named by Cuvier (1829) [Sepkoski's age data: K u R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Chimaeridae by Davis (1888), Woodward (1891) and Chapman (1918); to Callorhynchidae by Jordan (1963); and to Chimaeriformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Callorhynchus Cuvier
1888Callorhyncus Davis p. 41
1891Callorhynchus Woodward p. 87
1918Callorhynchus Chapman p. 24
1963Callorhynchus Jordan p. 607
2002Callorhynchus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
familyCallorhynchidae(Garman 1901)
genusCallorhynchusCuvier 1829

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. Callorhynchus Cuvier 1829
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Callorhynchus hectori Newton 1876
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Campanian to the top of the Waipipian or 83.60000 to 3.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1New Zealand (South Island) C. hectori (101382)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Antarctica C. sp. (232339)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Peru C. callorhynchus (46083)
Waipipian3.7 - 3.0New Zealand (Hawera) C. milii, C. sp. (28039)