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Myroconger

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Myrocongridae

Taxonomy
Myroconger was named by Guenther (1879) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Myrocongridae.

It was assigned to Anguilliformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Myrocongridae by van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Myroconger Guenther p. 93
2002Myroconger Sepkoski
2019Myroconger van der Laan p. 62

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
suborderMuraenoidei
familyMyrocongridaeGill 1890
genusMyrocongerGuenther 1879

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. Myroconger Guenther 1879
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:49:55
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:49:55
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available