Myxine paucidens Regan, 1913
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
- Myxine paucidens Regan, 1913
- Name authority
- Regan, 1913
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Myxini
- Order
- Myxiniformes
- Family
- Myxinidae
- Genus
- Myxine
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · 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
- classMyxini
- orderMyxiniformes
- familyMyxinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyMyxininae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusMyxine Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesMyxine paucidens Regan, 1913
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Myxine. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Myxine circifrons Garman, 1899 | MyxinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myxine debueni Wisner & McMillan, 1995 | MyxinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myxine formosana Mok & Kuo, 2001 | MyxinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myxine hubbsi Wisner & McMillan, 1995 | MyxinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myxine jespersenae Møller, Feld, Poulsen, Thomsen & Thormar, 2005 | MyxinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myxine sotoi Mincarone, 2001 | MyxinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myxine mcmillanae Hensley, 1991 | MyxinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myxine floyd Mincarone, Kurtz, Di Dario & Gonçalves, 2026 | MyxinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myxine affinis Günther, 1870 | MyxinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myxine australis Jenyns, 1842 | MyxinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myxine garmani Jordan & Snyder, 1901 | MyxinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantic hagfishMyxine glutinosa Linnaeus, 1758 | MyxinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Regan, C. T. (1913). A revision of the Myxinoids of the genus Myxine. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 11. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222931308692626 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:45H8V. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.