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Myxine

Myxini - Myxiniformes - Myxinidae

Taxonomy
Myxine was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was assigned to Myxinidae by Jordan (1963); and to Myxininae by Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Myxine Linnaeus p. 406
1963Myxine Jordan p. 582
2016Myxine Nelson et al. p. 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassCyclostomataRichards
classMyxini()
orderMyxiniformes
familyMyxinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMyxininae
genusMyxineLinnaeus 1758

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.

G. Myxine Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available