WoRMS name details
Amphioxus lanceolatus (Pallas, 1774)
104904 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104904)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
Amphioxus Yarrell, 1836 accepted as Branchiostoma Costa, 1834
marine
(of Limax lanceolatus Pallas, 1774) Pallas, P. S. (1774). Spicilegia zoologica, quibus novae imprimis et obscurae animalium species iconibus, descriptionibus atque commentariis illustrantur cura P.S. Pallas. <em>[Book series, 14 volumes].</em> Fasciculus 10, pp. 1–41, 4 plates., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27823183 [details]
WoRMS (2025). Amphioxus lanceolatus (Pallas, 1774). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104904 on 2025-07-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Limax lanceolatus Pallas, 1774) Pallas, P. S. (1774). Spicilegia zoologica, quibus novae imprimis et obscurae animalium species iconibus, descriptionibus atque commentariis illustrantur cura P.S. Pallas. <em>[Book series, 14 volumes].</em> Fasciculus 10, pp. 1–41, 4 plates., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27823183 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Cephalochordata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Cephalochordata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Poss, S. G.; Boschung, H. T. (1996). Lancelets (Cephalochordata: Branchiostomatidae): How many species are valid?. <em>Isr. J. Zool.</em> 42 (Suppl): S13-S66. [details]
source of synonymy van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
source of synonymy van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
Other
additional source
Poss, S. G.; Boschung, H. T. (1996). Lancelets (Cephalochordata: Branchiostomatidae): How many species are valid?. <em>Isr. J. Zool.</em> 42 (Suppl): S13-S66. [details]




