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Diaphus capax

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Diaphus capax 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 capax Schwarzhans and Aguilera p. 130 figs. Plate 12, Figs. 12-18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Life
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
speciescapax

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

Age range: Zanclean or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Venezuela Diaphus capax (219230 219231 type locality: 219232)