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Notoscopelus scopelopsoides

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Notoscopelus scopelopsoides was named by Schwarzhans (1980). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Lampanyctodes scopelopsoides by Schwarzhans (2019).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. scopelopsoies

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Notoscopelus scopelopsoides Schwarzhans p. 82
2019Lampanyctodes scopelopsoides Schwarzhans p. 141

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Myctophata
orderMyctophiformesRegan 1911
familyMyctophidaeGill 1893
subfamilyGymnoscopelinae
genusNotoscopelusGuenther 1864
speciesscopelopsoides

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.

†Notoscopelus scopelopsoides Schwarzhans 1980
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Otaian to the top of the Clifdenian or 21.70000 to 13.65000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand Lampanyctodes scopelopsoides (152323)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (South Island) Lampanyctodes scopelopsoides (219590 219591)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) Lampanyctodes scopelopsoides (219517 219519 219520 219521 219522)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Lampanyctodes scopelopsoides (219595 219598 219599 219606 219608 219609)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (North Island) Lampanyctodes scopelopsoides (219527)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Notoscopelus scopelopsoides (67900)
Clifdenian15.9 - 13.65New Zealand (South Island) Lampanyctodes scopelopsoides (219276)