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Eptatretus

Myxini - Myxinidae

Taxonomy
Eptatretus was named by Cloquet (1819). It is extant.

It was assigned to Eptatretidae by Jordan (1963); and to Eptatretinae by Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Eptatretus Cloquet p. 106
1835Bdellostoma Müller p. 182
1881Polistotrema Gill p. 416
1904Paramyxine Dean p. 506
1962Quadratus Thiergart and Frantz
1963Bdellostoma Jordan p. 582
1963Eptatretus Jordan p. 582
1963Paramyxine Jordan p. 582
1963Polistotrema Jordan p. 582
1976Quadratus Lakhanpal et al.
2016Eptatretus Nelson et al. p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
orderMyxini()
orderMyxiniformes
familyMyxinidae
RankNameAuthor
subfamilyEptatretinae
genusEptatretusCloquet 1819

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. Eptatretus Cloquet 1819
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Invalid names: Bdellostoma Müller 1835 [synonym], Paramyxine Dean 1904 [synonym], Polistotrema Gill 1881 [synonym], Quadratus Thiergart and Frantz 1962 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available