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Electrona subasperoides

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Electrona subasperoides was named by Schwarzhans (2019). Its type specimen is NMNZ S.47199, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Electrona subasperoides Schwarzhans p. 116

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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
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Myctophata
orderMyctophiformesRegan 1911
familyMyctophidaeGill 1893
subfamilyMyctophinaeFowler 1925
genusElectronaGoode and Bean 1895
speciessubasperoides

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.

†Electrona subasperoides 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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Waitakian to the top of the Altonian or 25.20000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) Electrona subasperoides (219578)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (South Island) Electrona subasperoides (219590)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) Electrona subasperoides (219517 219520 219521 219522)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (North Shore) Electrona subasperoides (219525)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Electrona subasperoides (219341 219605 219606 219609)