Rhinochimaera costaricana Vidaurre-Quesada et al., 2026
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Rhinochimaera costaricana Vidaurre-Quesada et al., 2026
- Name authority
- Vidaurre-Quesada et al., 2026
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Holocephali
- Order
- Chimaeriformes
- Family
- Rhinochimaeridae
- Genus
- Rhinochimaera
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classHolocephali
- orderChimaeriformes
- familyRhinochimaeridae Garman, 1901
- genusRhinochimaera Garman, 1901
- speciesRhinochimaera costaricana Vidaurre-Quesada et al., 2026
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Rhinochimaera. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Rhinochimaera africana Compagno, Stehmann & Ebert, 1990 | RhinochimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| knifenose chimaeraRhinochimaera atlantica Holt & Byrne, 1909 | RhinochimaeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Vidaurre-Quesada, N. V., Salas-Jimenez, A., Carvajal-Rodriguez, J. M., Lara-Quesada, N., Santos, S., Araripe, J., & Angulo, A. (2026). A new species of Rhinochimaera Garman 1901 (Holocephali: Chimaeriformes: Rhinochimaeridae) from the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa, 5828. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5828.3.7 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:VPBXY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.