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Valenciennellus tripunculatus

Osteichthyes - Stomiiformes - Sternoptychidae

Taxonomy
Maurolicus tripunctulatus was named by Esmark (1871). It is extant.

It was recombined as Valenciennellus tripunculatus by Girone et al. (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Maurolicus tripunctulatus Esmark
2006Valenciennellus tripunculatus Girone et al. p. 655

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
Stomiati
orderStomiiformes
suborderGonostomatoidei
familySternoptychidaeGill 1863
genusValenciennellusJordan and Evermann 1895
speciestripunculatus(Esmark 1871)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: oceanic, marinef
Locomotion: fast-movingf
Life habit: nektonicf
Depth habitat: deepf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2014-07-26 22:58:49
Modified: 2014-07-26 23:00:07
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Girone et al. 2006

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129Italy Valenciennellus tripunculatus (159378)