Chimaera willwatchi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chimaeroidei
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Holocephali Ordo: Chimaeriformes Subordo: Chimaeroidei

Familia: Chimaeridae
Genus: Chimaera
Species: Chimaera willwatchi

Name

Chimaera willwatchi Clerkin, Ebert & Kemper, 2017:7

• Holotype: CAS 242336, 834 + mm TL, 492mm BDL, mature ♀.
• Type locality: “Southwestern Indian Ocean, Southwest Indian Ocean Ridge, 33º55’S, 55º16’E, bottom trawl between 850 m – 1075 m.”

References

Primary references

• Clerkin, P.J., Ebert, D.A. & Kemper, J.M. 2017. New species of Chimaera (Chondrichthyes: Holocephali: Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae) from the Southwestern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4312(1): 1–37. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4312.1.1. Reference page. 

Links

• Zicha, Ondřej et al. Chimaera willwatchi Clerkin, Ebert & Kemper, 2017 – Taxon details on Biological Library (BioLib).
• Chimaera willwatchi – Taxon details on World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS).

Vernacular names

English: Seafarer’s Ghost Shark