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Petromyzontiformes
| Description | Lampreys (sometimes inaccurately called lamprey eels) are an ancient extant lineage of jawless fish of the order Petromyzontiformes, placed in the superclass Cyclostomata. The adult lamprey may be characterized by a toothed, funnel-like sucking mouth. The common name "lamprey" is probably derived from Latin lampetra, which may mean "stone licker" (lambere "to lick" + petra "stone"), though the etymology is uncertain. The plural form lamprey is sometimes seen. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petromyzontiformes, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Cephalaspidomorphi : Petromyzontiformes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Petromyzontida : Petromyzontiformes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Common Name | lamprey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Petromyzontiformes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 31 (72%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 383 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Petromyzontida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Petromyzontida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. W. Gess, M. I. Coates, and B. S. Rubidge. 2006. A lamprey from the Devonian period of South Africa. Nature 443:981-984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Lampreys, Lamproies, Lampreas, Nejonögon, Міногоподібні, ヤツメウナギ, Neunaugen, Lamprey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petromyzontiformes |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Geotriidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Gilpichthyidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hardistiellidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 326 Ma Carboniferous | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Mayomyzonidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mayomyzontidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Mordaciidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Petromyzontidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Lamprey | 0 Ma Extant | ||
| Pipisciidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Euphanerops ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Hardistiella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
 Mayomyzon ✝genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 315 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Mesomyzon ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Priscomyzon ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1940 | Petromyzontiformes Berg |
| 2002 | Petromyzoniformes Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2006 | Petromyzontiformes Gess et al. p. 981 |
| 2011 | Petromyzontiformes Long p. 241 |
| 2019 | Petromyzontiformes Van Der Laan p. 15 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
