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Eomyctophum porokawa

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Eomyctophum porokawa was named by Schwarzhans (2019). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hampden Beah cliffs, which is in a Bortonian marine horizon in New Zealand.

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by M. Uhen on 2021-04-07

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Eomyctophum porokawa Schwarzhans p. 42

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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
subfamilyEomyctophinae
genusEomyctophum
speciesporokawa

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.

†Eomyctophum porokawa Schwarzhans 2019
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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: Bortonian or 42.60000 to 39.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand Eomyctophum porokawa (type locality: 219511)