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Lethenteron

Agnatha - Petromyzontiformes - Petromyzontidae

Taxonomy
Lethenteron was named by Creaser and Hubbs (1922). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Lethenteron Creaser and Hubbs
1963Lethenteron Jordan p. 583
2016Lethenteron Nelson et al. p. 25

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
classAgnathaCope 1889
HyperoartiaMüller 1844
orderPetromyzontiformesBerg 1940
familyPetromyzontidae
subfamilyLampetrinae
genusLethenteronCreaser and Hubbs 1922

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. Lethenteron Creaser and Hubbs 1922
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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, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004
Collections
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