IRMNG - Megalomycteridae Myers & Freihofer, 1966

IRMNG name details

Megalomycteridae Myers & Freihofer, 1966

IRMNG_ID

110102 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:110102)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Cetomimidae Goode & Bean, 1895

Rank

Family

Parent

Cetomimiformes

Environment

marine

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Recently combined with Cetomimidae, refer Johnson et al., 2009

Taxonomic remark Recently combined with Cetomimidae, refer Johnson et al., 2009 [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Megalomycteridae Myers & Freihofer, 1966. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=110102 on 2024-11-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

[taxonomic tree] [list species]

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

source of synonymy Johnson et al., 2009 [details]

extant flag source Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

habitat flag source FishBase [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Osteichthyes (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Cetomimiformes (Order) > Megalomycteridae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info From FishBase: Marine. FishBase flag: All Marine. [details]

Taxonomic remark Recently combined with Cetomimidae, refer Johnson et al., 2009 [details]

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