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Diaphus angulatus

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Diaphus angulatus was named by Ohe and Araki (1973). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kubo-cho, which is in a Miocene marine sandstone/siltstone in the Yakuoji Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Diaphus angulatus Ohe and Araki p. 408
1979Diaphus angulatus Paxton p. 21

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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
genusDiaphusEigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
speciesangulatus

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 angulatus Ohe and Araki 1973
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Zanclean or 20.45000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Japan (Mie) Diaphus angulatus (type locality: 222497)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Trinidad and Tobago Diaphus biatlanticus (219233 219235)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Trinidad and Tobago Diaphus biatlanticus (219234)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Venezuela Diaphus biatlanticus (219229)