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Petromyzontinae

Agnatha - Petromyzontiformes - Petromyzontidae

Taxonomy
Petromyzontinae is a subfamily. It is extant.

It was assigned to Petromyzontidae by Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Petromyzontinae Nelson et al. p. 24

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

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.

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G. Ichthyomyzon Girard 1859
G. Petromyzon Linnaeus 1758
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: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available