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Antimyctophum konganaruensis

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Scopelus konganaruensis was named by Frost (1934). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ihungia Stream, which is in a Kapitean marine mudstone in New Zealand.

It was recombined as Benthosema konganaruensis by Schwarzhans (1980); it was recombined as Antimyctophum konganaruensis by Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Scopelus konganaruensis Frost p. 136 figs. FIg. 19
1980Benthosema konganaruensis Schwarzhans p. 54
2019Antimyctophum konganaruensis Schwarzhans p. 111

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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
subfamilyMyctophinaeFowler 1925
genusAntimyctophum
specieskonganaruensis()

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.

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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 Kapitean or 15.90000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clifdenian15.9 - 15.1New Zealand (North Island) Antimyctophum konganaruensis (219540)
Tongaporutuan11.04 - 7.2New Zealand (North Island) Antimyctophum konganaruensis (219553) Benthosema konganaruensis (219269)
Kapitean7.2 - 5.333New Zealand Scopelus konganaruensis (type locality: 162461)