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Megalampris

Actinopteri - Lampridiformes - Lamprididae

Taxonomy
Megalampris was named by Gottfried et al. (2006). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Lamprididae by Gottfried et al. (2006), Robinson et al. (2024).

Species
M. keyesi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Megalampris Gottfried et al.
2024Megalampris Robinson et al. p. 569

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Acanthomorpha(Rosen 1973)
—Lampridacea
orderLampridiformesOlney et al. 1993
familyLamprididae
genusMegalampris

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.

G. †Megalampris Gottfried et al. 2006
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†Megalampris keyesi Gottfried 2009
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Duntroonian or 27.30000 to 25.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (Otago) M. keyesi (133338)