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Neoscopelus nuussuaqensis

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Neoscopelidae

Taxonomy
Neoscopelus nuussuaqensis was named by Schwarzhans (2004). Its type specimen is MGUH 27164, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sonja Lens, Agatdalen, Nugssuaq, which is in a Danian deltaic sandstone in the Agatdal Formation of Greenland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Neoscopelus nuussuaqensis Schwarzhans p. 9 figs. Fig. 5 A-H

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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
familyNeoscopelidae
genusNeoscopelusJohnson 1863
speciesnuussuaqensis

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.

Neoscopelus nuussuaqensis Schwarzhans 2004
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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: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland Neoscopelus nuussuaqensis (type locality: 22943)