Lampetra auremensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Petromyzontiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Agnatha Superclassis: Cyclostomi Classis: Petromyzonti Ordo: Petromyzontiformes

Familia: Petromyzontidae
Subfamilia: Petromyzontinae
Genus: Lampetra
Species: Lampetra auremensis

Name

Lampetra auremensis Mateus, Alves, Quintella & Almeida, 2013

Holotype: MB 05-002869.
Paratypes: MB 05-002870 (3).

Type locality: Ribeira do Olival, Caxarias, Ourém, 39º42’15.60"N, 8º32’06.84"W , Tagus drainage, Portugal.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the area where the species occur, in the region of Ourém, inspired in the name of the region in the XII century, Aurem.

References

Mateus, C.S., Alves, M.J., Quintella, B.R. & Almeida, P.R. 2013. Three new cryptic species of the lamprey genus Lampetra Bonnaterre, 1788 (Petromyzontiformes: Petromyzontidae) from the Iberian Peninsula. Contributions to Zoology 82(1): 37–53. Online PDF Reference page.

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