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Mordacia
Sign in to saveMordacia is a genus of lamprey, the sole genus of the family Mordaciidae, also known as the southern topeyed lampreys.
Species
Chilean Lamprey
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassPetromyzonti
- OrderPetromyzontiformes
- FamilyMordaciidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations8
Observations recorded1,318
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 10
- Family
- Mordaciidae
- Collections
- UMMZ, QM, AM, CAS, SAMA
- Recorded in
- Chile, Australia
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Mordacia is a genus of lamprey, the sole genus of the family Mordaciidae, also known as the southern topeyed lampreys.
The family Mordaciidae is most closely related to the lamprey family Geotriidae, which has a similar Gondwanan distribution, and both families diverged during the Early Cretaceous. Together, their common ancestor diverged from the Petromyzontidae during the Middle Jurassic.
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