Holocephali

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Holocephali
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:subclass_of_cartilaginous_fish
gptkbp:class gptkb:Chondrichthyes
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:chimaeras
gptkb:holocephalans
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Chimaeriformes
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Henri_Marie_Ducrotay_de_Blainville
gptkbp:diet benthic invertebrates
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature cartilaginous skeleton
lack of scales in adults
single gill opening
tooth plates
upper jaw fused to skull
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:extinctFamilies gptkb:Callorhinchidae
gptkb:Rhinochimaeridae
gptkb:Chimaeridae
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1838
gptkbp:fossilRange Devonian to present
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:marine
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:elephantfish
gptkb:spookfish
ratfish
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies about 50
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:sisterGroup gptkb:Elasmobranchii
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:subsidiary
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chondrichthyes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Holocephali