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Lepidophanes

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Lepidophanes was named by Fraser-Brunner (1949). It is extant.

It was assigned to Lampanictini by Schwarzhans and Aguilera (2013); and to Lampanyctinae by Martin et al. (2018).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Lepidophanes Fraser-Brunner
2013Lepidophanes Schwarzhans and Aguilera p. 109
2018Lepidophanes Martin et al. p. 79 figs. Table 3

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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
subfamilyLampanyctinaePaxton 1972
genusLepidophanesFraser-Brunner 1949

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.

G. Lepidophanes Fraser-Brunner 1949
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Lepidophanes brassoensis Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
Lepidophanes inclectus Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
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: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Zanclean or 11.63000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) L. inflectus (219219)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Venezuela L. inflectus (219232)