Petromyzontidae

Petromyzon marinus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Petromyzontiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Agnatha
Superclassis: Cyclostomi
Classis: Petromyzonti
Ordo: Petromyzontiformes

Familia:
Subfamiliae (2): Lampetrinae – Petromyzontinae

Genera incertae sedis: †Mesomyzon

Name

Petromyzontidae Bonaparte, 1831: 165, 189

  • Type genus: Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758
  • stem corrected to Petromyzont- by Owen (1846: 48) and in ICZN Opinion 1171.

Combinations

  • Petromyzonidae Bonaparte, 1831: 165, 189 [original spelling]

References

Primary references

  • Bonaparte, C.L. 1831 Saggio di una distribuzione metodica degli animali vertebrati, (1831), Roma, 78 pp. Saggio d'una distribuzione .. vertebrati a sangue freddo, (1832), Roma, 86 pp. also in Giornale Arcadico di Scienze Lettere ed Arti, 52 (1831), 155–189. Saggio di una distribuzione metodica deglianimali vertebrati (1832), 89–123.

Additional references

Vernacular names

  • беларуская: Міногавыя
  • български: Миногови
  • Deutsch: Neunaugen
  • English: Lamprey
  • español: Lamprea
  • suomi: Nahkiaiset
  • 日本語: ヤツメウナギ科
  • Nederlands: Prik, lamprei
  • polski: Minogowate
  • русский: миноги
  • svenska: Nejonögon
  • ไทย: ปลาแลมป์เพรย์
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