Lampetra
| Lampetra | |
|---|---|
| A European River Lamprey (L. fluviatilis) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
| Superclass: | Cyclostomi |
| Class: | Petromyzontida |
| Order: | Petromyzontiformes |
| Family: | Petromyzontidae |
| Genus: | Lampetra Bonnaterre 1788 |
| Type species | |
| Petromyzon planeri Bloch 1784 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lampetra is a genus of lampreys in the family Petromyzontidae.
Phylogenetic studies indicate that this genus as presently defined is polyphyletic, with species of this genus from western North America forming a clade that forms the sister group to Lethenteron, Eudontomyzon, and Lampetra sensu stricto (eastern North American and European species).