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Diaphus mirus

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Diaphus mirus was named by Schwarzhans (2019). Its type specimen is CD791, S27/f0402, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mangapari Stream and Bells Creek, which is in a Tongaporutuan marine mudstone in the Bells Creek Mudstone Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Diaphus mirus Schwarzhans p. 129

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Myctophata
orderMyctophiformesRegan 1911
familyMyctophidaeGill 1893
genusDiaphusEigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
speciesmirus

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.

Diaphus mirus Schwarzhans 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available