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Triphoturus mexicanus

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Myctophum mexicanum was named by Gilbert (1890). It is extant.

It was recombined as Lampanyctus (Triphoturus) mexicanus by Fraser-Brunner (1949); it was recombined as Triphoturus mexicanus by Fitch (1969), Fierstine et al. (2012) and Schwarzhans and Aguilera (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Myctophum mexicanum Gilbert
1949Lampanyctus (Triphoturus) mexicanus Fraser-Brunner p. 1084
1969Triphoturus mexicanus Fitch p. 10
2012Triphoturus mexicanus Fierstine et al. p. 58
2013Triphoturus mexicanus Schwarzhans and Aguilera p. 112

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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
subfamilyLampanyctinaePaxton 1972
genusTriphoturusFraser-Brunner 1949
speciesmexicanus(Gilbert 1890)

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.

Triphoturus mexicanus Gilbert 1890
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Triphoturus mexicanus (219858)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Triphoturus mexicanus (219855)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Triphoturus mexicanus (219857)