PETROMYZONTIDAE
(lampreys)

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Genus 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyPETROMYZONTIDAE (lampreys)
OrderPETROMYZONTIFORMES (lampreys)
ClassCEPHALASPIDOMORPHI (jawless fish, lampreys)
SuperclassAGNATHA (jawless craniates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (vertebrates)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Johns, M. 2002 Lamprey: relicts from the past British Wildlife Vol 13, No 6: 381-388.

PETROMYZONTIDAE (lampreys) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for PETROMYZONTIDAE (lampreys)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for PETROMYZONTIDAE (lampreys)
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