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Heptatrema

Myxini - Myxinidae

Taxonomy
Heptatrema was named by Duméril (1856). It is extant.

It was assigned to Eptatretidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Heptatrema Duméril p. 268
1963Heptatrema Jordan p. 582

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RankNameAuthor
orderMyxini()
orderMyxiniformes
familyMyxinidae
RankNameAuthor
subfamilyEptatretinae
genusHeptatremaDuméril 1856

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. Heptatrema Duméril 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available