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Argyropelecus affinis

Osteichthyes - Stomiiformes - Sternoptychidae

Taxonomy
Argyropelecus affinis was named by Garman (1899).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. bullocki, A. hemygymnus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Argyropelecus affinis Garman
2012Argyropelecus affinis Fierstine et al. p. 47

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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
genusArgyropelecusCocco 1829
speciesaffinisGarman 1899

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.

†Argyropelecus affinis Garman 1899
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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: Middle Miocene or 15.98000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63USA (California) Argyropelecus affinis (200780)