Mordacia
Mordacia 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
via GBIF
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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.