silver lamprey
Ichthyomyzon unicuspis Hubbs & Trautman, 1937
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
- Ichthyomyzon unicuspis Hubbs & Trautman, 1937
- Name authority
- Hubbs & Trautman, 1937
- Common name
- silver lamprey
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Petromyzonti
- Order
- Petromyzontiformes
- Family
- Petromyzontidae
- Genus
- Ichthyomyzon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · 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
- familyPetromyzontidae Bonaparte, 1831
- subfamilyPetromyzontinae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusIchthyomyzon Girard, 1858
- speciesIchthyomyzon unicuspis Hubbs & Trautman, 1937
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ichthyomyzon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ichthyomyzon gagei Hubbs & Trautman, 1937 | PetromyzontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ichthyomyzon castaneus Girard, 1858 | PetromyzontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| northern brook lampreyIchthyomyzon fossor Reighard & Cummins, 1916 | PetromyzontidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Petromyzon concolor (Kirtland, 1840) (Kirtland, 1840) | synonym |
| Ammocoetes concolor Kirtland, 1840 Kirtland, 1840 | 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.
- Hubbs, C. L., & Trautman, M. B. (1937). A revision of the lamprey genus Ichthyomyzon. Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 35: 1–109. 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:6MTT2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.