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Definition of Holocephali

Holocephali
Holocephali Hol`o*ceph"a*li, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. "o`los whole + ? head.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of elasmobranch fishes, including, among living species, only the chim[ae]ras; -- called also Holocephala. See Chim[ae]ra; also Illustration in Appendix.

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- Holocephali ("complete heads"), sometimes given the name Euchondrocephali ("true cartilage heads"), is a subclass of cartilaginous fish in the class Chondrichthyes...
- two subclasses: Elasmobranchii (sharks, rays, skates and sawfish) and Holocephali (chimaeras, sometimes called ghost sharks, which are sometimes separated...
- incubation. In some classifications, the chimaeras are included (as subclass Holocephali) in the class Chondrichthyes of cartilaginous fishes; in other systems...
- chondrichthyans more closely related to modern sharks and rays than to Holocephali (the clade containing chimaeras and their extinct relatives). Important...
- milii) is a cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) belonging to the subclass Holocephali (chimaera). Sharks, rays and skates are the other members of the cartilaginous...
- (cartilaginous fish) Subclass Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) Subclass Holocephali (chimaeras and extinct relatives) class Placodermi (armoured fish) †...
- Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-08-053260-8. Stahl, Barbara (1999). Handbook of Paleoichthyology Volume 4 • Chondrichthyes III • Holocephali. pp. 29–30....
- either fused to the skull or reduced. Now determined to be within the Holocephali, their closest living relatives are chimaeras. The eugeneodonts are named...
- Holocephali Elasmobranchii...
- The Nusplingen Limestone (German: Nusplingen Plattenkalk) is a geological formation in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It preserves fossils dating to the Kimmeridgian...