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Callorhinchidae (plownose chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Callorhinchidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Callorhinchidae Garman
1963Callorhynchidae Jordan p. 607
2003Callorhynchidae Kriwet and Gazdizicki p. 34
2005Callorhynchidae Parmley and Cicimurri p. 1219
2006Callorhinchidae Nelson p. 45
2007Callorhynchidae Buchanan et al. p. 35
2016Callorhinchidae Nelson et al. p. 52
2018Callorhynchidae Kent p. 54
2021Callorhinchidae Popov and Shapovalov
2022Callorhinchidae Ebersole et al. p. 373

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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
familyCallorhinchidaeGarman 1901

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.

Fm. Callorhinchidae Garman 1901 [plownose chimaera]
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G. †Brachymylus Smith Woodward 1894
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Brachymylus latus Duffin 1996
G. Callorhinchus Lacépède 1798
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Callorhinchus alfordi Cicimurri and Ebersole 2015
Callorhinchus phillipsi Cicimurri and Ebersole 2015
Callorhinchus stahli Kriwet and Gazdizicki 2003
G. †Ganodus Agassiz 1843
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Chimaera (Ganodus) colei Buckland 1835
Chimaera (Ganodus) owenii Buckland 1835
Ganodus dentatus Egerton 1847
Ganodus oweni Agassiz 1843
Ganodus rugulosus Egerton 1847
G. †Pachymylus Woodward 1892
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

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Spinatum to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 189.60000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 183.0 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spinatum189.6 - 183.0Germany Brachymylus latus (139794)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4France (Grand Est) Callorhinchidae indet. (179498)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom Ganodus sp., Ganodus oweni, Ganodus dentatus, Ganodus rugulosus, Ischyodus colei (131844)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Russian Federation (Penza) Callorhinchus sp. (214245)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Mississippi) Callorhinchus phillipsi (198620)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Antarctica Callorhinchus stahli (100188 152873)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Chile Callorhinchus sp. (99478)