Holocephali

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Holocephali

GPTKB entity

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