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Myxinidae

Myxini - Myxiniformes - Myxinidae

Taxonomy
Myxinidae was named by Rafinesque (1815). It is extant.

It was assigned to Hyperotreta by Jordan (1963); and to Myxiniformes by Nelson et al. (2016), van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Anopsus, Eptatretinae, Muraenoblenna, Myxininae, Rubicundinae
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2017-04-26; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-08-10

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Myxinidae Rafinesque
1963Myxinidae Jordan p. 582
2016Myxinidae Nelson et al. p. 20
2019Myxinidae van der Laan p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassCyclostomataRichards
classMyxini()
orderMyxiniformes
familyMyxinidaeRafinesque 1815
familyMyxinidaeRafinesque 1815

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Myxinidae Rafinesque 1815
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G. Anopsus Rafinesque 1815
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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. Neomyxine Richardson 1953
G. Notomyxine Nani and Gneri 1951
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G. Rubicundus Fernholm
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Paleogene to the top of the Neogene or 66.00000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene - Neogene66.0 - 2.58India (Kashmir) Quadratus indicus (224603)