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| Original name | |
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| Current accepted name |
Yes
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| Status |
Accepted name
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| Status details |
senior synonym, original combination
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| Comment |
In Johnson, Ida, Sakaue, Sado, Asahida & Miya. Was pre-published as Prot*o*anguilla online in 2011, an homonym of a fossil genus.
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| Etymology of generic noun |
Name from the Greek 'protos' meaning first, and Latin 'anguilla' for eel; referring to the early divergence of the genus among anguilliforms.
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| Etymology of specific epithet |
Named for its type locality; noun in apposition (Ref. 87802).
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| Link to references |
References using the name as accepted
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