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Protomyctophum arcticum

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Scopelus arcticus was named by Lütken (1892). It is extant.

It was recombined as Electrona (Hierops) arctica by Fraser-Brunner (1949); it was recombined as Protomyctophum arcticum by Girone et al. (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Scopelus arcticus Lütken
1939Myctophum oculeum Chapman
1944Myctophum thompsoni Chapman
1949Electrona (Hierops) arctica Fraser-Brunner p. 1047
2006Protomyctophum arcticum Girone et al. p. 656

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Myctophata
orderMyctophiformesRegan 1911
familyMyctophidaeGill 1893
subfamilyMyctophinaeFowler 1925
genusProtomyctophum()
speciesarcticum(Lütken 1892)

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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Invalid names: Myctophum oculeum Chapman 1939 [synonym], Myctophum thompsoni Chapman 1944 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Ionian or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Greece (Rhodes) Protomyctophum arcticum (207568)