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Echelus myrus

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Ophichthidae

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

It was recombined as Myrus myrus by Lapond-Grellety (1963); it was recombined as Echelus myrus by Steurbaut (1984).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. contractus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Muraena myrus Linnaeus
1963Myrus myrus Lapond-Grellety
1984Echelus myrus Steurbaut p. 39

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopocephalai
—Elopocephala
—Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
familyOphichthidae
genusEchelusRafinesque 1810
speciesmyrus(Linnaeus 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.

Echelus myrus Linnaeus 1758
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.45000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Echelus myrus (219196)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Echelus myrus (219197)