North Sea Benthos Project (NSBP)

WoRMS name details

Amphioxus Yarrell, 1836

AphiaID

104900 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104900)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Branchiostoma Costa, 1834

Rank

Genus

Parent

Branchiostomatidae Bonaparte, 1846

Direct children (3)

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Species Amphioxus belcheri Gray, 1847 accepted as Branchiostoma belcheri (Gray, 1847)
Species Amphioxus japonicus Willey, 1897 accepted as Branchiostoma japonicum (Willey, 1897)
Species Amphioxus lanceolatus (Pallas, 1774) accepted as Branchiostoma lanceolatum (Pallas, 1774) (synonym)

Environment

marine

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2024). Amphioxus Yarrell, 1836. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104900 on 2024-12-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2005-03-29 08:12:19Z

changed

Claus, Simon

2006-09-05 08:30:55Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2013-05-06 10:14:28Z

checked

Nishikawa, Teruaki

Licensing

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[taxonomic tree]

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]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

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