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Diaphus paxtoni

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Diaphus paxtoni was named by Schwarzhans and Aguilera (2013). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is PPP 2204, which is in a Zanclean offshore siltstone in the Shark Hole Point Formation of Panama.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Diaphus paxtoni Schwarzhans and Aguilera p. 127 figs. Plate 11, Figs. 19-25

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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
speciespaxtoni

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

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Pliocene or 7.24600 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Diaphus paxtoni (219201)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) Diaphus paxtoni (type locality: 219203)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Jamaica Diaphus paxtoni (186673)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8Panama (Bocas) Diaphus paxtoni (219207)