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Lampanyctus nobilis

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Lampanyctus nobilis was named by Taning (1928).

It was recombined as Lampanyctus (Lampanyctus) nobilis by Fraser-Brunner (1949).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. acanthrus, L. edwarsi, L. larteti, L. microsomus, L. pusilus, L. speculigeroides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Lampanyctus nobilis Taning
1949Lampanyctus (Lampanyctus) nobilis Fraser-Brunner p. 1087
2013Lampanyctus nobilis Schwarzhans and Aguilera p. 109
2019Lampanyctus nobilis Schwarzhans and Ohe p. 371

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Myctophata
orderMyctophiformesRegan 1911
familyMyctophidaeGill 1893
subfamilyLampanyctinaePaxton 1972
genusLampanyctusBonaparte 1840
speciesnobilisTaning 1928

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.

†Lampanyctus nobilis Taning 1928
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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 Zanclean to the top of the Piacenzian or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Venezuela Lampanyctus nobilis (219232)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Japan (Hane) Lampanyctus nobilis (219771 219773)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Japan (Okinawa) Lampanyctus nobilis (219770)