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Myxini
Taxonomy
Myxini was named by Jaekel (1911). It is extant.
It was reranked as the class Myxini by Long (2011), Nelson et al. (2016), Miyashita et al. (2019), van der Laan (2019).
It was assigned to Cyclostomata by Jaekel (1911); to Myxinomorphi by Long (2011); to Myxinomorphi by Nelson et al. (2016), van der Laan (2019); and to Cyclostomata by Miyashita et al. (2019).
It was reranked as the class Myxini by Long (2011), Nelson et al. (2016), Miyashita et al. (2019), van der Laan (2019).
It was assigned to Cyclostomata by Jaekel (1911); to Myxinomorphi by Long (2011); to Myxinomorphi by Nelson et al. (2016), van der Laan (2019); and to Cyclostomata by Miyashita et al. (2019).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1911 | Myxini Jaekel p. 40 |
| 2011 | Myxini Long p. 241 |
| 2016 | Myxini Nelson et al. p. 20 |
| 2019 | Myxini Miyashita et al. |
| 2019 | Myxini van der Laan p. 15 |
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Cl. Myxini Jaekel 1911
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Or. Myxiniformes [hagfish]
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Fm. Myxinidae Rafinesque 1815
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G. Anopsus Rafinesque 1815
Subfm. Eptatretinae
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G. Eptatretus Cloquet 1819
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Invalid names: Bdellostoma Müller 1835 [synonym], Paramyxine Dean 1904 [synonym], Polistotrema Gill 1881 [synonym], Quadratus Thiergart and Frantz 1962 [synonym]
G. Heptatrema Duméril 1856
G. Hexabranchus Schultze 1835
G. Homea Fleming 1822
G. Muraenoblenna Lacépède 1803
Subfm. Myxininae
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G. Myxine Linnaeus 1758
G. Nemamyxine Richardson 1958
G. Notomyxine Nani and Gneri 1951
Invalid names: Hyperotreti [synonym]
Subcl. Myxinoidea [hagfish]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available