Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Cephalochordata > Class Leptocardii

Branchiostomatidae Bonaparte, 1846

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Family group names

*Asymmetronidae*		synonym
*Branchiostomidae*	Bonaparte, 1846	synonym

Children

Asymmetron Andrews, 1893
Branchiostoma Costa, 1834
Epigonichthys Peters, 1876

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Japanese: ナメクジウオ科

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Branchiostomatidae Bonaparte, 1846. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196078

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Environment

marine

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2013-05-06 by Teruaki Nishikawa

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