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Diaphus hataii

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Diaphus hataii 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 hataii Ohe and Araki p. 409
2013Diaphus hataii Schwarzhans and Aguilera p. 124

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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
specieshataii

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

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Piacenzian or 23.04000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Japan (Mie) Diaphus hataii (type locality: 222497)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Trinidad and Tobago Diaphus hataii (219234)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan (Aichi) Diaphus hataii (161449)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) Diaphus hataii (219203 219204)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Venezuela Diaphus hataii (219229 219232)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.58Panama (Bocas del Toro) Diaphus hataii (219205 219206)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas del Toro) Diaphus hataii (135855 135864 136315 136461 136522)