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Chimaera Linnaeus, 1758

1415258  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1415258)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Chondrichthyes (Class)
  6. Chimaeriformes (Order)
  7. Chimaeridae (Family)
  8. Chimaera (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Chimaeridae · unaccepted
Chimera Rafinesque, 1815 · unaccepted (misspelling or unjustified emendation)
Chimoera Cuvier, 1798 · unaccepted
Chymera Scopoli, 1777 · unaccepted

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  1. Species Chimaera argiloba Last, White & Pogonoski, 2008
  2. Species Chimaera bahamaensis Kemper, Ebert, Didier & Compagno, 2010
  3. Species Chimaera cubana Howell Rivero, 1936
  4. Species Chimaera fulva Didier, Last & White, 2008
  5. Species Chimaera jordani Tanaka, 1905
  6. Species Chimaera lignaria Didier, 2002
  7. Species Chimaera macrospina Didier, Last & White, 2008
  8. Species Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758
  9. Species Chimaera notafricana Kemper, Ebert, Compagno & Didier, 2010
  10. Species Chimaera obscura Didier, Last & White, 2008
  11. Species Chimaera opalescens Luchetti, Iglésias & Sellos, 2011
  12. Species Chimaera owstoni Tanaka, 1905
  13. Species Chimaera panthera Didier, 1998
  14. Species Chimaera phantasma Jordan & Snyder, 1900
  15. Species Chimaera abbreviata Gill, 1883 accepted as Hydrolagus affinis (de Brito Capello, 1868)
  16. Species Chimaera affinis de Brito Capello, 1868 accepted as Hydrolagus affinis (de Brito Capello, 1868)
  17. Species Chimaera africana Gilchrist, 1922 accepted as Hydrolagus africanus (Gilchrist, 1922)
  18. Species Chimaera arctica Gistel, 1848 accepted as Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758
  19. Species Chimaera argentea Ascanius, 1772 accepted as Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758
  20. Species Chimaera australis Hector, 1902 accepted as Hydrolagus novaezealandiae (Fowler, 1911)
  21. Species Chimaera barbouri Garman, 1908 accepted as Hydrolagus barbouri (Garman, 1908)
  22. Species Chimaera borealis Shaw, 1804 accepted as Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758
  23. Species Chimaera callorynchus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Callorhinchus callorynchus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  24. Species Chimaera colliei Lay & Bennett, 1839 accepted as Hydrolagus colliei (Lay & Bennett, 1839)
  25. Species Chimaera cristata Faber, 1829 accepted as Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758
  26. Species Chimaera deani Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 accepted as Hydrolagus deani (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
  27. Species Chimaera dubia Osório, 1909 accepted as Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758
  28. Species Chimaera gilberti Garman, 1911 accepted as Hydrolagus purpurescens (Gilbert, 1905)
  29. Species Chimaera media Garman, 1911 accepted as Hydrolagus media (Garman, 1911)
  30. Species Chimaera mediterranea Risso, 1826 accepted as Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758
  31. Species Chimaera mirabilis Collett, 1904 accepted as Hydrolagus mirabilis (Collett, 1904)
  32. Species Chimaera mitsukurii Jordan & Snyder, 1904 accepted as Hydrolagus mitsukurii (Jordan & Snyder, 1904)
  33. Species Chimaera neglecta Ogilby, 1888 accepted as Hydrolagus colliei (Lay & Bennett, 1839)
  34. Species Chimaera novaezealandiae Fowler, 1911 accepted as Hydrolagus novaezealandiae (Fowler, 1911)
  35. Species Chimaera ogilbyi Waite, 1898 accepted as Hydrolagus ogilbyi (Waite, 1898)
  36. Species Chimaera plumbea Gill, 1878 accepted as Hydrolagus affinis (de Brito Capello, 1868)
  37. Species Chimaera pseudomonstrosa Fang & Wang, 1932 accepted as Chimaera phantasma Jordan & Snyder, 1900
  38. Species Chimaera purpurescens Jordan & Snyder, 1904 accepted as Hydrolagus eidolon (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925)
  39. Species Chimaera purpurescens Gilbert, 1905 accepted as Hydrolagus purpurescens (Gilbert, 1905)
  40. Species Chimaera spilota Tanaka, 1908 accepted as Hydrolagus barbouri (Garman, 1908)
  41. Species Chimaera tsengi Fang & Wang, 1932 accepted as Hydrolagus ogilbyi (Waite, 1898)
  42. Species Chimaera vaillanti Dean, 1906 accepted as Chimaera notafricana Kemper, Ebert, Compagno & Didier, 2010
marine, brackish, fresh
recent + fossil
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 236 [details]   
Taxonomic remark Spelled Chmaera by Berkenhout 1789. On Official List (Opinion 77, Direction 56). Chimaira Duméril 1856 on Official Index...  
Taxonomic remark Spelled Chmaera by Berkenhout 1789. On Official List (Opinion 77, Direction 56). Chimaira Duméril 1856 on Official Index as an incorrect subsequent spelling (Direction 56). (Eschmeyer). [details]
IRMNG (2024). Chimaera Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1415258 on 2024-05-17
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 236 [details]   

basis of record SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details]   

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]   

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]   

verified source for family Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]   

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]   

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]   

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]   

extant flag source Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363, 1-560. [details]   

habitat flag source FishBase [details]   

original description  (of Chimaira Duméril, 1856) Mém. Acad. France, 27
page(s): 155 [details]   

original description  (of Chymera Scopoli, 1777) Intr. Hist. Nat., 466 & Index An., [2]. [details]   

original description  (of Chimera Rafinesque, 1815) Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). Analyse de la nature, ou tableau de l'universe et des corps organisés. Palermo: Jean Barravecchia. 224 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/106607
page(s): 92 [details]   

original description  (of Chimoera Cuvier, 1798) Tabl. élém.
page(s): 317 [details]   
From other sources
Descriptive info From FishBase: Marine. FishBase flag: All Marine. [details]

Nomenclatural status available [details]

Taxonomic remark Spelled Chmaera by Berkenhout 1789. On Official List (Opinion 77, Direction 56). Chimaira Duméril 1856 on Official Index as an incorrect subsequent spelling (Direction 56). (Eschmeyer). [details]

Type species as cited Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus 1758 [details]
To WoRMS 
To WoRMS (from synonym Chimaeridae)
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