pouched lamprey
Geotria australis Gray, 1851
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Geotria australis Gray, 1851
- Name authority
- Gray, 1851
- Common name
- pouched lamprey
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Petromyzonti
- Order
- Petromyzontiformes
- Family
- Geotriidae
- Genus
- Geotria
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumAgnatha Cope, 1889
- superclassCyclostomi
- classPetromyzonti
- orderPetromyzontiformes
- familyGeotriidae Gill, 1893
- genusGeotria Gray, 1851
- speciesGeotria australis Gray, 1851
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Geotria. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Geotria macrostoma (Burmeister, 1868) | GeotriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Geotria saccifera Regan, 1911 Regan, 1911 | synonym |
| Petromyzon fonki Philippi, 1865 Philippi, 1865 | synonym |
| Velasia stenostomus Ogilby, 1896 Ogilby, 1896 | synonym |
| Ammocoetus caeruleus Philippi, 1858 Philippi, 1858 | synonym |
| Geotria allporti Günther, 1872 Günther, 1872 | synonym |
| Macrophthalmia chilensis Plate, 1897 Plate, 1897 | synonym |
| Neomordacia howittii Castelnau, 1872 Castelnau, 1872 | synonym |
| Thysanochilus valdivianus Philippi, 1857 Philippi, 1857 | synonym |
| Yarra singularis Castelnau, 1872 Castelnau, 1872 | synonym |
| Ammocoetes landbecki Philippi, 1858 Philippi, 1858 | synonym |
| Petromyzon onki Philippi, 1865 Philippi, 1865 | synonym |
| Velasia chilensis Gray, 1851 Gray, 1851 | synonym |
| Ammocoetes caeruleus Philippi, 1858 Philippi, 1858 | synonym |
| Ammocoetes coeruleus Philippi, 1858 Philippi, 1858 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Gray, J. E. (1851). List of the specimens of fish in the collection of the British Museum. Part I.--Chondropterygii. London, i–x + 1–160, Pls. 1–2. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3FT77. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.