Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Petromyzontiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Classis: Cyclostomata
Ordo: Petromyzontiformes

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

Name

Lampetra auremensis Mateus et al., 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. PDF
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