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Hexabranchus

Myxini - Myxinidae

Taxonomy
Hexabranchus was named by Schultze (1835). It is extant.

It was assigned to Eptatretidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Hexabranchus Schultze p. 184
1963Hexabranchus Jordan p. 582

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RankNameAuthor
orderMyxini()
orderMyxiniformes
familyMyxinidae
RankNameAuthor
subfamilyEptatretinae
genusHexabranchusSchultze 1835

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. Hexabranchus Schultze 1835
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available