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Derrhiidae

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Derrhiidae

Taxonomy
Derrhiidae was named by Jordan (1925). Its type is Derrhias.

It was assigned to Anguilliformes by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Derrhias (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Derrhiidae Jordan p. 15
2019Derrhiidae van der Laan p. 61

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
familyDerrhiidae
familyDerrhiidae

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. †Derrhiidae Jordan 1925
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G. †Derrhias Jordan 1925
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: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available