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Chondrichthyes Huxley, 1880 “cartilaginous
fish”
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Common Names
Chondrichthyans include three distinct groups (although not all groups are monophyletic): sharks, rays and skates, and chimaeras. They are also collectively known as cartilaginous fishes.
Latin Synonyms
Linnaean Rank
Class
Ancestral Phylogeny and Taxonomy
| Chordata | Urochordata | |||
| Notochordata | Cephalochordata | |||
| Vertebrata | "†Conodonts" | |||
| "Agnathans" | ||||
| Gnathostomata | †Placodermi | |||
| Chondrichthyes | ||||
| Teleostomi | ||||
Explanation of phylogenetic trees
(AncestralTaxonomy)
Lineage
Terrabiota, Cytota, Neomura, Eukaryota, Unikonta, Opisthokonta, Animalia, Metazoa, Eumetazoa, Bilateria, Deuterostomia, Cyrtotreta, Chordata, Notochordata, Vertebrata, Gnathostomata
Descendant Phylogeny and Taxonomy
| Chondrichthyes | Holocephali | ||
| Elasmobranchii | †Cladoselache | ||
| †Xenacanthiformes | |||
| Euselachii | †Ctenacanthiformes | ||
| †Hybodonta | |||
| Neoselachii | |||
| Elasmobranchii inc sed. | |||
Explanation of phylogenetic trees
Morphology
Distribution
Ecology
Ethology
Evolution
Development
Ethnobiology
Population
Notes and Comments
References
Literature
Nelson, Joseph S. 2006. Fishes of the world. 4th ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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