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Lampanyctus serratus

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Lampanyctus serratus was named by Stinton (1957). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tutamoe Survey District, which is in a Lillburnian/Waiauan marine horizon in New Zealand.

It was recombined as Lampanyctodes serratus by Schwarzhans (1980).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. acanthrus, L. edwarsi, L. larteti, L. microsomus, L. pusilus
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2021-04-03

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Lampanyctus serratus Stinton
1980Lampanyctodes serratus Schwarzhans p. 79

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Myctophata
orderMyctophiformesRegan 1911
familyMyctophidaeGill 1893
subfamilyLampanyctinaePaxton 1972
genusLampanyctusBonaparte 1840
speciesserratusStinton 1957

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.

†Lampanyctus serratus Stinton 1957
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Clifdenian to the top of the Tongaporutuan or 15.90000 to 7.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clifdenian15.9 - 15.1New Zealand (South Island) Lampanyctodes serratus (219276)
Lillburnian - Waiauan15.1 - 11.04New Zealand (Kaipara District) Lampanyctus serratus (type locality: 222572)
Tongaporutuan11.04 - 7.2New Zealand (Uawa) Lampanyctus serratus (222573)