MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Epigonichthys Peters, 1876

WoRMS taxon details

Epigonichthys Peters, 1876

AphiaID

104903 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104903)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Epigonichthys cultellus Peters, 1877

Parent

Branchiostomatidae Bonaparte, 1846

Synonymised names

Bathyamphioxus Whitley, 1932 · unaccepted

Heteropleuron Kirkaldy, 1895 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

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Species Epigonichthys australis (Raffe, 1912)
Species Epigonichthys bassanus (Günther, 1884)
Species Epigonichthys cultellus Peters, 1877
Species Epigonichthys hectori (Benham, 1901)
Species Epigonichthys maldivensis (Forster Cooper, 1903)
Species Epigonichthys lucayanum (Andrews, 1893) accepted as Asymmetron lucayanum Andrews, 1893
Species Epigonichthys lucayanus (Andrews, 1893) accepted as Asymmetron lucayanum Andrews, 1893
Species Epigonichthys pulchellus Gunther, 1880 accepted as Epigonichthys cultellus Peters, 1877
Species Epigonichthys cingalensis (Kirkaldy, 1894) (uncertain > nomen dubium)

Environment

marine

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2024). Epigonichthys Peters, 1876. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104903 on 2024-11-25

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2006-07-13 10:07:35Z

changed

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2013-05-06 11:50:34Z

checked

Nishikawa, Teruaki

Licensing

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basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Cephalochordata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

additional source Poss, S. G.; Boschung, H. T. (1996). Lancelets (Cephalochordata: Branchiostomatidae): How many species are valid?. Isr. J. Zool. 42 (Suppl): S13-S66. [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

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Language	Name
Japanese	カタナメクジウオ属	[details]

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