Superphylum Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - deuterostomes see Infrakingdom Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908
   Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
     Subphylum Craniata auct.
       Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801 - vertebrates see Infraphylum Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801
         Myopterygii Janvier, 1978 - myopterygians
           Superclass Gnathostomata Gegenbaur, 1874 - jawed vertebrates
             Grade Chondrichthiomorphi see Grade Chondrichthyomorphi
               Class Chondrichthyes Huxley, 1880 - cartilaginous fishes
                 Subclass Holocephali Bonaparte, 1832
                   Superorder Holocephalimorpha Lund, 1986
                     Cochliodontomorpha
                       Order Chimaeriformes Obruchev, 1953 - chimaeras
                         Suborder Chimaeroidei Patterson, 1965 - chimaeras
                           Superfamily Chimaeroidea Rafinesque, 1815
                             Family Chimaeridae Rafinesque, 1815 - shortnose chimaeras
                               Genus Chimaera Linnaeus, 1758
                                 1 Chimaera lignaria Didier, 2002