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Triphoturus
Taxonomy
Triphoturus was named by Fraser-Brunner (1949) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Myctophidae by Schwarzhans (1978); to Myctophiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Lampanictini by Schwarzhans and Aguilera (2013); and to Lampanyctinae by Fierstine et al. (2012), Martin et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Myctophidae by Schwarzhans (1978); to Myctophiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Lampanictini by Schwarzhans and Aguilera (2013); and to Lampanyctinae by Fierstine et al. (2012), Martin et al. (2018).
Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-04-30
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1949 | Triphoturus Fraser-Brunner |
| 1978 | Triphoturus Schwarzhans p. 16 |
| 2002 | Triphoturus Sepkoski |
| 2012 | Triphoturus Fierstine et al. p. 58 |
| 2013 | Triphoturus Schwarzhans and Aguilera p. 112 |
| 2018 | Triphoturus Martin et al. p. 79 figs. Table 3 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zanclean | Italy | T. sp. (223700) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | USA (California) | T. mexicanus (219858) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (California) | T. mexicanus (219855) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | USA (California) | T. mexicanus (219857) |