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Scopelus splendidus (horned lanternfish)

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Berycidarum splendidus was named by Prochazka (1893). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Myctophum splendidum by Brauer (1904), Holec (1975), Schwarzhans and Aguilera (2013); it was recombined as Diaphus (Lamprossa) splendidum by Fraser-Brunner (1949); it was recombined as Scopelus splendidus by Weiler (1950); it was recombined as Diaphus splendidus by Girone et al. (2006), Schwarzhans and Nielsen (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. cirucularis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Berycidarum splendidus Prochazka
1904Myctophum splendidum Brauer
1949Diaphus (Lamprossa) splendidum Fraser-Brunner p. 1070
1950Scopelus splendidus Weiler p. 214
1975Myctophum splendidum Holec p. 256
2006Diaphus splendidus Girone et al. p. 655
2013Myctophum splendidum Schwarzhans and Aguilera p. 117
2021Diaphus splendidus Schwarzhans and Nielsen p. 22

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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
genusScopelusRafinesque 1810
speciessplendidus(Prochazka 1893)

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.

†Scopelus splendidus Prochazka 1893 [horned lanternfish]
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available