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Anguilliformes (eel)
Taxonomy
Anguilliformes was named by Greenwood et al. (1966). It is extant.
It was assigned to Teleostei by Thurmond and Jones (1981); to Actinopterygii by Weems (1999); to Osteichthyes by Purdy et al. (2001) and Sepkoski (2002); to Elopomorpha by Forey et al. (2003) and Nelson (2006); and to Elopomorpha by Long (2011) and Betancur-R et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Teleostei by Thurmond and Jones (1981); to Actinopterygii by Weems (1999); to Osteichthyes by Purdy et al. (2001) and Sepkoski (2002); to Elopomorpha by Forey et al. (2003) and Nelson (2006); and to Elopomorpha by Long (2011) and Betancur-R et al. (2013).
Subtaxa
Anguilla, Anguillavus, Anguillidae, Anguilloidei, Anguilloides, Ariosoma, Bolcanguilla, Brannerion, Casierius, Congridae, Dalpiaziella, Deprandus, Dinelops, Echelus, Enchelion, Enchelyopus, Eoanguilla, Eodiaphyodus, Eomuraena, Eomyrophis, Eomyrus, Eurypharyngidae, Gazolapodus, Gnathophis, Goslinophis, Hajulia, Hildebrandia, Hoplunnis, Japonoconger, Laytonia, Luenchelys, Mastygocercus, Micromyrus, Milananguilla, Muraena, Muraenesocidae, Muraenesox, Muraenidae, Mylomyrus, Myroconger, Mystriophis, Nemichthyidae, Nettastoma, Notacanthus, Ophichthidae, Ophisurus, Palaeomyrus, Panturichthys, Paraconger, Paracongroides, Paranguilla, Parechelus, Patavichthys, Pisodonophis, Proserrivomer, Proteomyrus, Pseudoegertonia, Pseudophichthys, Pseudoxenomystax, Rhechias, Rhynchoconger, Rhynchocymba, Saccopharyngidae, Scalanago, Taenioconger, Urenchelyidae, Urenchelys, Uroconger, Veronanguilla, Whitapodus
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Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1804 | Apodes Latreille |
| 1966 | Anguilliformes Greenwood et al. |
| 1981 | Anguilliformes Thurmond and Jones p. 95 |
| 1999 | Anguilliformes Weems p. 59 |
| 2001 | Anguilliformes Purdy et al. p. 162 |
| 2002 | Anguilliformes Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2003 | Anguilliformes Forey et al. p. 228 |
| 2006 | Anguilliformes Nelson |
| 2011 | Anguilliformes Long p. 242 |
| 2013 | Anguilliformes Betancur-R. et al. |
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