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Diaphus depressifrons

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Diaphus depressifrons was named by Schwarzhans and Aguilera (2013). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cerro Barrigeon, which is in a Zanclean marine marl in the Cubagua Formation of Venezuela.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Diaphus depressifrons Schwarzhans and Aguilera p. 117 figs. Plate 8, Figs. 11-21

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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
genusDiaphusEigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
speciesdepressifrons

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.

Diaphus depressifrons 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: base of the Messinian to the top of the Piacenzian or 7.24600 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas) Diaphus depressifrons (219200)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Venezuela Diaphus depressifrons (219230 type locality: 219232)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Jamaica Diaphus depressifrons (186673)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) Diaphus depressifrons (219205)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) Diaphus depressifrons (135864 136315)