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Chondrichthyes
Huxley, 1880
- cartilaginous fishes
(fish)
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Eugnathostomata ([unranked])
..†Acanthodii (Class) - acanthodians
..Pan-Osteichthyes (Clade)
..Chondrichthyes (Class) - cartilaginous fishes
....†Akmonistion (Genus)
....†Altholepidiformes (Order)
....†Antarctilamniformes (Order)
....†Bandringidae (Family)
....†Cladoselachimorpha (Superorder)
....†Ctenacanthimorpha (Superorder)
....†Elegestolepidida (Order)
....†Emsolepis (Genus)
....†Eucentrurus (Genus)
....Euselachii (Subclass) - sharks, rays, and related fossils
....†Gogoselachus (Genus)
....Holocephali (Subclass)
....†Leonotus (Genus)
....†Mongolepidiformes (Order)
....†Odontorhytis (Genus)
....†Omalodontiformes (Order)
....†Phoebodontiformes (Order)
....†Plesioselachus (Genus)
....†Polymerolepidiformes (Order)
....†Polysentoridae (Family)
....†Protodontidae (Family)
....†Pucapampella (Genus)
....†Seretolepis (Genus)
....†Tanaodus (Genus)
....†Vallisia (Genus)
....†Wellingtonellidae (Family)
....†Xenacanthimorpha (Superorder)
Variants
Different rank
:
Chondrichthyes
(Subclass)
Huxley, 1880
Current rank
:
Chondrichthyes
(Megaclass)
Huxley, 1880
Ref:
R. Betancur-R et al., 2017
: fig. 1; 10 May 2025.
[inferred]
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
kraakbeenvissen
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
cartilaginous fishes
Ref:
J.S. Nelson et al., 2016
: 40.
:
sharks and rays
Ref:
M.J. Benton, 2015
: box 3.7 (p. 74).
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Last updated:
21 Sep 2025