Holocephali

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, nominative plural of formation from Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”)

Proper noun

Holocephali

1. A taxonomic subclass within the class Chondrichthyes – the ghost sharks or chimaera.

Hyponyms

• (class): Chimaeriformes - sole extant order

Further reading

• Holocephali on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Holocephali on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Holocephali on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Holocephali at World Register of Marine Species
• Holocephali at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Holocephali at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Holocephali at Paleobiology Database