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Scalanago

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Scalanago was named by Whiteley (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Congridae by Schwarzhans (1980) and Schwarzhans (1985); and to Anguilliformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Scalanago Whiteley p. 217
1980Scalanago Schwarzhans p. 27
1985Scalanago Schwarzhans p. 15
2002Scalanago 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
familyCongridaeKaup 1856
genusScalanagoWhiteley 1935

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. Scalanago Whiteley 1935
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Scalanago extatus Schwarzhans 1985
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available