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Myctophum murbani

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Scopelus tenuis murbani was named by Weinfurter (1952).

It was recombined as Hygophum murbani by Schwarzhans (1980) and Brzobohaty and Nolf (1996); it was recombined as Myctophum murbani by Schwarzhans and Aguilera (2013).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Scopelus tenuis murbani Weinfurter
1980Hygophum murbani Schwarzhans p. 58
1996Hygophum murbani Brzobohaty and Nolf p. 158
2013Myctophum murbani Schwarzhans and Aguilera p. 104

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Myctophata
orderMyctophiformesRegan 1911
familyMyctophidaeGill 1893
genusMyctophumRafinesque 1810
speciesmurbani(Weinfurter 1952)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Myctophum murbani Weinfurter 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:28:48
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:28:48
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Tongaporutuan to the top of the Zanclean or 11.60800 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand (North Island) Hygophum murbani (219267)
Tongaporutuan11.608 - 6.5New Zealand (North Island) Hygophum murbani (219269)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Venezuela Myctophum murbani (219229)