Language: English
This volume treats the subclass Holocephali.
General Morphology
Dermal skeleton 8
Denticles, scales, and armor 8
Teeth and dentition 12
Gross structure 12
Dental terminology 16
Dental histology 19
Tooth plate structure: evolution 22
Endoskeleton 26
Neurocranium 26
Frontal clasper 29
Visceral skeleton 30
Rostral and labial cartilages 30
Vertebral column 31
Girdles and paired fins 32
Pectoral girdle 32
Pectoral fin 33
Pelvic girdle 35
Pelvic fin 35
Unpaired fins 36
Dorsal fins 36
Caudal fin 37
Anal fin 37
Sensory lines 38
Juveniles 38
Habitat and Adaptations 40
Relationships 41
Classification 43
Systematics 45
Cladistic Analysis 45
Class Chondrichthyes 47
Subclass Elasmobranchii 47
Subclass Subterbranchialia 47
Superorder (unnamed) 48
Order Iniopterygia 48
Superorder Holocephali 48
Order Chondrenchelyiformes 48
Family Chondrenchelyidae 48
Order Helodontiformes 53
Family Helodontidae 54
Order Cochliodontiformes 60
Family Psephodontidae 61
Family Cochliodontidae 65
Cochliodontidae incertae sedis 81
Order Psammodontiformes 85
Family Psammodontidae 85
Psammodontidae incertae sedis 90
Order Copodontiformes 90
Family Copodontidae 90
Copodontidae incertae sedis 94
Order Menaspiformes 95
Family Menaspidae 95
Family Deltoptychiidae 98
Family Traquairiidae 100
Genera sine nomine 102
Menaspiformes incertae sedis 103
Order Chimaeriformes 105
Suborder Echinochimaeroidei 106
Family Echinochimaeridae 106
Suborder Squalorajoidei 108
Family Squalorajidae 108
Suborder Myriacanthoidei 112
Family Myriacanthidae 112
Myriacanthidae incertae generis 124
Family Chimaeropsidae 124
Suborder Chimaeroidei 126
Family Callorhynchidae 126
Subfamily Callorhynchinae nov. 127
Subfamily Edaphodontinae nov. 138
Callorhynchidae incertae sedis 144
Family Rhinochimaeridae 146
Family Chimaeridae 150
Chimaeroidei incertae sedis 153
Holocephali incertae sedis 153
Remains that are possibly holocephalian 153
Remains that are not holocephalian 154
References and Bibliography 155
Abbreviations used in Figures 161
Abbreviations of Institutional Names 162