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Genera in the family or subfamily Petromyzontidae: [ 23 ] records


Agnathomyzon Gratzianov [V. I.] 1907:18 Masc. Petromyzon wagneri Kessler 1870. Type by original designation. Also appeared as new in Gratzianov 1907:13 [ref. 1871]. •Objective synonym of Caspiomyzon Berg 1906 (Sept. 1906) -- (Hubbs & Potter 1971:43 [ref. 13397], Holčík 1986:117 [ref. 24819], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:18 [ref. 28183], Renaud 2011:24 [ref. 31770]). Current status: Synonym of Caspiomyzon Berg 1906. Petromyzontidae.

Ammocoetus Duméril [A. M. C.] (ex d'Hallois) 1812:16 Masc. Petromyzon branchialis Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. If above is first appearance, then type is Petromyzon rouge Lacepède, the only species mentioned. Type as branchialis designated by Jordan & Gilbert 1883:9 [ref. 2476]. Also spelled Ammocoetes (dating to Duméril in Cuvier 1816). Also appeared as new (sensu Gesner) in Billberg 1833:50 [ref. 34146]; see Kullander 2016:106 [ref. 34147]. •Synonym of Petromyzon Linnaeus 1758. Current status: Synonym of Petromyzon Linnaeus 1758. Petromyzontidae.

Bathymyzon (subgenus of Petromyzon) Gill [T. N.] 1883:254 Masc. Petromyzon (Bathymyzon) bairdii Gill 1883. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Petromyzon Linnaeus 1758 -- (Hubbs & Potter 1971:42 [ref. 13397], Vladykov 1973:2 [ref. 7159], Holčík 1986:92 [ref. 24819], Renaud 2011:78 [ref. 31770]). Current status: Synonym of Petromyzon Linnaeus 1758. Petromyzontidae.

Caspiomyzon Berg [L. S.] 1906:173 Masc. Petromyzon wagneri Kessler 1870. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Caspiomyzon Berg 1906 -- (Vladykov & Follett 1967:1073 [ref. 38841], Hubbs & Potter 1971:43 [ref. 13397], Holčík 1986:117 [ref. 24819], Reshetnikov 1998:15 [ref. 23570], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:17 [ref. 28183], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:35 [ref. 29996], Naseka et al. 2009:16 [ref. 30402], Lang et al. 2009:52 [ref. 31599], Renaud 2011:24 [ref. 31770], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:858 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2017:23 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36089]). Current status: Valid as Caspiomyzon Berg 1906. Petromyzontidae.

Enneophthalmus Billberg [G. J.] 1833:50 Masc. Based on Enneophthalmus of Willughby 1686:107, Pl. G3, fig. 1 [ref. 30164], which is based on a drawing by L. Baldner. Genus indistinguishable within Petromyzontidae, therefore nomen nudum; see Kullander 2016:106 [ref. 34147]. Nomen Nudum. Petromyzontidae.

Entosphenus Gill [T. N.] 1862:331 Masc. Petromyzon tridentatus Richardson 1837. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Gilbert 1877:93 [ref. 4907]. •Synonym of Lampetra Gray 1851 (authors), but a valid subgenus Entosphenus -- (Hubbs 1971:126 [ref. 7683], Bailey 1980:1627 [ref. 5253]). •Synonym of Lampetra Gray 1851 -- (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:35 [ref. 24550]). •Valid as Entosphenus Gill 1862 -- (Vladykov & Follett 1967:1073 [ref. 38841], Hubbs & Potter 1971:49 [ref. 13397], Sato in Masuda et al. 1984:2 [ref. 6441], Reshetnikov 1998:15 [ref. 23570], Gill et al. 2003:694 [ref. 27254], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:18 [ref. 28183], Naseka et al. 2009:16 [ref. 30402], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:115 [ref. 31212], Lang et al. 2009:43 [ref. 31599], Renaud 2011:26 [ref. 31770], Parin et al. 2014:13 [ref. 33547], Pietsch & Orr 2015:12 [ref. 34694], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:543 [ref. 34656]). Current status: Valid as Entosphenus Gill 1862. Petromyzontidae.

Eudontomyzon Regan [C. T.] 1911:200 Masc. Eudontomyzon danfordi Regan 1911. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Lampetra Gray 1851, but a valid subgenus Eudontomyzon -- (Bailey 1980:1627 [ref. 5253]). •Valid as Eudontomyzon Regan 1911 -- (Vladykov & Follett 1967:1074 [ref. 38841], Hubbs & Potter 1971:44 [ref. 13397], Holčík 1986:143 [ref. 24819], Reshetnikov 1998:16 [ref. 23570], Gill et al. 2003:694 [ref. 27254], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:19 [ref. 28183], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:37 [ref. 29996], Kottelat & Freyhof 2009:76 [ref. 30320], Naseka et al. 2009:16 [ref. 30402], Lang et al. 2009:51 [ref. 31599], Renaud & Economidis 2010:37 [ref. 30894], Renaud 2011:38 [ref. 31770], Parin et al. 2014:14 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Eudontomyzon Regan 1911. Petromyzontidae.

Haploglossa (subgenus of Agnathomyzon) Gratzianov [V. I.] 1907:18 Fem. Agnathomyzon (Haploglossa) caspicus Gratzianov 1907. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Haploglossa Kraatz 1858 in Coleoptera. •Synonym of Caspiomyzon Berg 1906 -- (Hubbs & Potter 1971:43 [ref. 13397], Holčík 1986:117 [ref. 24819], Renaud 2011:24 [ref. 31770]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Caspiomyzon Berg 1906. Petromyzontidae.

Ichthyomyzon Girard [C. F.] 1858:381 Masc. Petromyzon argenteus Kirtland 1838. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Gilbert 1883:9 [ref. 2476]. •Valid as Ichthyomyzon Girard 1858 -- (Vladykov & Follett 1967:1073 [ref. 38841], Hubbs & Potter 1971:40 [ref. 13397], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:166 [ref. 21581], Gill et al. 2003:693 [ref. 27254], Lang et al. 2009:50 [ref. 31599], Robison et al. 2011:158 [ref. 31590], Renaud 2011:45 [ref. 31770]). Current status: Valid as Ichthyomyzon Girard 1858. Petromyzontidae.

Lampetra Gray [J. E.] 1851:140 Fem. Petromyzon fluviatilis Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Gray 1853:237 [ref. 1886]. Also in Gray 1853 [for 1851]:237 [ref. 1886]. Some current authors credit genus to Gray, but according to Fowler 1964:37 [ref. 7160] available use of this pre-Linnaean name was first done by Bonnaterre 1788 and the type is Petromyzon planeri Bloch 1784. See Lampetra Bonnaterre 1788. •Valid as Lampetra Gray 1851 -- (Hubbs & Potter 1971:49 [ref. 13397], Vladykov 1973:3 [ref. 7159] with Gray as author and type as fluviatilis, Sato in Masuda et al. 1984:2 [ref. 6441], Vladykov in Whitehead et al. 1984:65 [ref. 13675], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:175 [ref. 21581], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:35 [ref. 24550]). •Synonym of Lampetra Bonnaterre 1788. Current status: Synonym of Lampetra Bonnaterre 1788. Petromyzontidae.

Lampetra Bonnaterre [J. P.] 1788:li, 1 Fem. Petromyzon planeri Bloch 1784. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Fowler 1925:76 [ref. 26251]. Fowler 1964:37 [ref. 7160] regards Lampetra Bonnaterre as the first available use of this pre-Linnaean name, predating Gray 1851 (the author and date usually given for this genus). Apparently should replace Lampetra Gray 1851. •Valid as Lampetra Bonnaterre 1788 -- (Vladykov & Follett 1967:1074 [ref. 38841], Holčík 1986:247 [ref. 24819], Reshetnikov 1998:16 [ref. 23570], Lyons et al. 1996:365 [ref. 25521], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:59 [ref. 25968], Gill et al. 2003:694 [ref. 27254], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:19 [ref. 28183], Martin & White 2008:579 [ref. 29818],Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:40 [ref. 29996], Kottelat & Freyhof 2009:76 [ref. 30320], Naseka et al. 2009:16 [ref. 30402], Lang et al. 2009:49 [ref. 31599], Reid et al. 2011:42 [ref. 31592], Mateus et al. 2011:162 [ref. 31634], Renaud 2011:55 [ref. 31770], Mateus et al. 2013:37 [ref. 32714], Parin et al. 2014:14 [ref. 33547], Pietsch & Orr 2015:12 [ref. 34694], Zhang et al. 2016:44 [ref. 34477], Tutman et al. 2017:531 [ref. 35349], Çiçek et al. 2018:2 [ref. 36267], Carim et al. 2023:[7] [ref. 40103], Rüber et al. 2023:4 [ref. 40472], Carim et al. 2024:4 [ref. 41768]). Current status: Valid as Lampetra Bonnaterre 1788. Petromyzontidae.

Lampetra Malm [A. W.] 1863:85? Fem. Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy. Junior homonym of Lampetra Bonaterre 1788; synonym of Petromyzon Linnaeus 1758. Current status: Synonym of Petromyzon Linnaeus 1758. Petromyzontidae.

Lampreda Rafinesque [C. S.] 1815:94 Fem. As "Lampreda R. sp. do.," meaning Lampreda Rafinesque based on a species in the preceding listed genus [Petromyzon]. Not available, name only; probably intended for Lampetra of pre-Linnaean authors. Nomen Nudum. Petromyzontidae.

Lethenteron (subgenus of Lampetra) Creaser [C. W.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1922:6 Neut. Lampetra wilderi Gage 1896. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Lampetra Gray 1851, but a valid subgenus Lethenteron -- (Hubbs & Potter 1971:49 [ref. 13397], Bailey 1980:1627 [ref. 5253] and other current workers). •Synonym of Lampetra Gray 1851 -- (Zhang et al. 2016:44 [ref. 34477]). •Valid as Lethenteron Creaser & Hubbs 1922 -- (Vladykov & Follett 1967:1074 [ref. 38841], Vladykov 1973:4 [ref. 7159], Vladykov & Kott 1978 [ref. 7038], Vladykov in Whitehead et al. 1984:65 [ref. 13675], Holčík 1986:196 [ref. 24819], Kottelat 1997:28 [ref. 22952], Reshetnikov 1998:17 [ref. 23570], Gill et al. 2003:694 [ref. 27254], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:20 [ref. 28183], Matsunuma et al. 2007:23 [ref. 29497], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:43 [ref. 29996], Kottelat & Freyhof 2009:76 [ref. 30320], Naseka et al. 2009:16 [ref. 30402], Lang et al. 2009:51 [ref. 31599], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:115 [ref. 31212], Renaud 2011:66 [ref. 31770], Parin et al. 2014:14 [ref. 33547], Renaud & Naseka 2015:75 [ref. 33833], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:543 [ref. 34656], Naseka & Renaud 2020:1 [ref. 37921], Sakai et al. 2024:20 [ref. 41696]). Current status: Valid as Lethenteron Creaser & Hubbs 1922. Petromyzontidae.

Occidentis Carim [K. J.], Auringer [G.], Docker [M. F.], Renaud [C. B.], Clemens [B. J.], Blanchard [M. R.], Parker [C.] & Young [M. K.] 2024:5 Fem. Petromyzon ayresii Günther 1870. Type by original designation. •Valid as Occidentis Carim, Auringer, Docker, Renaud, Clemens, Blanchard, Parker & Young 2024. Current status: Valid as Occidentis Carim, Auringer, Docker, Renaud, Clemens, Blanchard, Parker & Young 2024. Petromyzontidae.

Oceanomyzon Fowler [H. W.] 1908:461 Masc. Oceanomyzon wilsoni Fowler 1908. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Petromyzon Linnaeus 1758 -- (Hubbs & Potter 1971:42 [ref. 13397], Vladykov 1973:2 [ref. 7159], Holčík 1986:92 [ref. 24819], Renaud 2011:78 [ref. 31770]). Current status: Synonym of Petromyzon Linnaeus 1758. Petromyzontidae.

Okkelbergia (subgenus of Lampetra) Creaser [C. W.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1922:8 Fem. Ammocoetes aepyptera Abbott 1860. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Okkelbergia Creaser & Hubbs 1922 -- (Hubbs & Potter 1971:48 [ref. 13397], Lang et al. 2009:51 [ref. 31599]). •Synonym of Lampetra Gray 1851 -- (Vladykov & Kott 1976 [ref. 7095]). •Synonym of Lampetra, but a valid subgenus Okkelbegria-- (Bailey 1980:1627 [ref. 5253]). •Synonym of Lampetra Bonnaterre 1788. Current status: Synonym of Lampetra Bonnaterre 1788. Petromyzontidae.

Petromyzon Linnaeus [C.] 1758:230 Masc. Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Copeland 1877:161 [ref. 5961]. Name spelled Petromizon by Wulff 1765:15 [ref. 17844]. On Official List (Opinion 1171). Spelled Petromison by Bonnaterre 1788:1 [ref. 4940]. •Valid as Petromyzon Linnaeus 1758 -- (Vladykov & Follett 1967:1073 [ref. 38841], Hubbs & Potter 1971:42 [ref. 13397], Vladykov 1973:2 [ref. 7159], Vladykov in Whitehead et al. 1984:67 [ref. 13675], Holčík 1986:92 [ref. 24819], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:172 [ref. 21581], Reshetnikov 1998:19 [ref. 23570], Gill et al. 2003:693 [ref. 27254], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:21 [ref. 28183], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:44 [ref. 29996], Lang et al. 2009:52 [ref. 31599], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:5 [ref. 36649], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:115 [ref. 31212], Renaud 2011:78 [ref. 31770], Parin et al. 2014:16 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Petromyzon Linnaeus 1758. Petromyzontidae.

Petromyzus Billberg [G. J.] 1833:50 Masc. Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus 1758. Type by being a replacement name. Unnecessary replacement name for Petromyzon Linnaeus 1758. •Synonym of Petromyzon Linnaeus 1758-- (Kullander 2016:107 [ref. 34147]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Petromyzon Linnaeus 1758. Petromyzontidae.

Pricus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1815:94 Masc. As Prisca R. sp. do.," meaning Prisca Rafinesque based on a species from a preceding genus [Petromyzon]. Not available, name only; probably intended for the pre-Linnaean name "pricka". Nomen Nudum. Petromyzontidae.

Reighardina (subgenus of Ichthyomyzon) Creaser [C. W.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1922:4 Fem. Ichthyomyzon fossor Reighard & Cummins 1916. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Ichthyomyzon Girard 1858 -- (Hubbs & Potter 1971:40 [ref. 13397], Renaud 2011:45 [ref. 31770]). Current status: Synonym of Ichthyomyzon Girard 1858. Petromyzontidae.

Scolecosoma Girard [C. F.] 1858:384 Neut. Ammocoetes concolor Kirtland 1840. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Gilbert 1877:92 [ref. 4907]. Correct spelling for genus of type species is Ammocoetus. •Synonym of Ichthyomyzon Girard 1858 -- (Hubbs & Potter 1971:40 [ref. 13397], Renaud 2011:45 [ref. 31770]). Current status: Synonym of Ichthyomyzon Girard 1858. Petromyzontidae.

Tetrapleurodon (subgenus of Entosphenus) Creaser [C. W.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1922:6 Masc. Lampetra spadicea Bean 1887. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Lampetra Bonnaterre 1788 -- (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:35 [ref. 24550]). •Synonym of Lampetra Bonnaterre 1788, but a valid subgenus Tetrapleurodon as described -- (Bailey 1980:1627 [ref. 5253], Lyons et al. 1996:365 [ref. 25521]). •Valid as Tetrapleurodon Creaser & Hubbs 1922 -- (Vladykov & Follett 1967:1074 [ref. 38841], Hubbs & Potter 1971:47 [ref. 13397], Naseka et al. 2009:16 [ref. 30402], Lang et al. 2009:44 [ref. 31599], Renaud 2011:81 [ref. 31770]). Current status: Valid as Tetrapleurodon Creaser & Hubbs 1922. Petromyzontidae.


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