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Myctophum degraciai

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Myctophum degraciai 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.

It was recombined as Dasyscopelus degraciai by Lin and O’Dea (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Myctophum degraciai Schwarzhans and Aguilera p. 106 figs. Plate 5, Figs. 1-5
2025Dasyscopelus degraciai Lin and O’Dea

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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
genusMyctophumRafinesque 1810
speciesdegraciai

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 degraciai 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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Messinian or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Myctophum degraciai (type locality: 219219)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Myctophum degraciai (219220 219221 219222)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Dasyscopelus degraciai (172931)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Colon) Myctophum degraciai (231894)