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Echelus

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Ophichthidae

Taxonomy
Echelus was named by Rafinesque (1810) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Ophichthinae by Steurbaut (1984); to Anguilliformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ophichthidae by Schwarzhans (2007).

Species
E. myrus
Species lacking formal opinion data
E. branchialis, E. branchialus, E. contractus, E. contractus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Echelus Rafinesque p. 63
1984Echelus Steurbaut p. 39
2002Echelus Sepkoski
2007Echelus Schwarzhans p. 310

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
suborderCongroideiRegan 1909
familyOphichthidaeGünther 1870
genusEchelusRafinesque 1810

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. Echelus Rafinesque 1810
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Echelus myrus Linnaeus 1758
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available