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Scopelus regularis

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Scopelus regularis was named by Frost (1934). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Loc 1372, which is in a Chattian marine horizon in New Zealand.

It was recombined as Benthosema regulare by Schwarzhans (2019).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. cirucularis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Scopelus regularis Frost p. 135 figs. Fig 15
2019Benthosema regulare Schwarzhans p. 114

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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
speciesregularis

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 regularis Frost 1934
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Clifdenian or 27.30000 to 15.10000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04New Zealand (North Island) Scopelus regularis (type locality: 204337)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (North Island) Benthosema regulare (219517 219522)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand Benthosema regulare (152323)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (North Shore) Benthosema regulare (219523 219525)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Benthosema regulare (219341 219609 219622)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Scopelus regularis (67900)
Clifdenian15.9 - 15.1New Zealand (South Island) Benthosema regulare (219276 219623)