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Lampreda

Agnatha - Petromyzontiformes - Petromyzontidae

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

It was assigned to Petromyzonidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Lampreda Rafinesque p. 93
1963Lampreda Jordan p. 583

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
classAgnathaCope 1889
—HyperoartiaMüller 1844
orderPetromyzontiformesBerg 1940
familyPetromyzontidae
genusLampredaRafinesque 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.

G. Lampreda Rafinesque 1815
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2009-12-09 04:57:12
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:08:06
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available