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Scopelus sulcatus

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Scopelus sulcatus was named by Bassoli (1906). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. cirucularis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Scopelus sulcatus Bassoli
1924Scopelus sulcatus Frost p. 607
1928Scopelus sulcatus Frost p. 96
2013Scopelus sulcatus Schwarzhans p. 607

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Myctophata
orderMyctophiformesRegan 1911
familyMyctophidaeGill 1893
genusScopelusRafinesque 1810
speciessulcatusBassoli 1906

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 sulcatus Bassoli 1906
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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, Carroll 1988

Age range: Altonian or 19.00000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neogene23.03 - 2.58Indonesia (Aceh) Scopelus sulcatus (223639)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Scopelus sulcatus (204236)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Scopelus sulcatus (67896 67897 67899 67900)