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Enchelion

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Encheliidae

Taxonomy
Enchelion was named by Hay (1903) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-u Sepkoski's reference number: 863]. Its type is Enchelion montium. It is the type genus of Encheliidae.

It was assigned to Encheliidae by Hay (1903); and to Anguilliformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
E. montium (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Enchelion Hay p. 441
2002Enchelion Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Elopocephalai
Elopocephala
Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
suborderCongroideiRegan 1909
familyEncheliidae
genusEnchelion

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. †Enchelion Hay 1903
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Enchelion montium Hay 1903
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available