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Myctophum arcanum

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Myctophum arcanum was named by Schwarzhans and Aguilera (2013). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is PPP 1652, which is in a Tortonian marginal marine sandstone in the Chagres Sandstone Formation of Panama.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. probenoili, M. punctatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Myctophum arcanum Schwarzhans and Aguilera p. 102 figs. Plate 4, Figs. 13-17

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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
genusMyctophumRafinesque 1810
speciesarcanum

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.

†Myctophum arcanum Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
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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: Tortonian or 11.62000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Myctophum arcanum (type locality: 219219)