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Ceratoscopelus richardsoni

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Ceratoscopelus richardsoni was named by Schwarzhans (2019). Its type specimen is NMNZ S.47212, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kakanui, which is in an Altonian deep subtidal shelf siltstone in New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. warmingii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Ceratoscopelus richardsoni Schwarzhans p. 123

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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
subfamilyLampanyctinaePaxton 1972
genusCeratoscopelusGünther 1864
speciesrichardsoni

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.

†Ceratoscopelus richardsoni 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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Otaian to the top of the Altonian or 21.70000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) Ceratoscopelus richardsoni (219517 219519 219521 219522)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Ceratoscopelus richardsoni (type locality: 219608 219622)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (North Island) Ceratoscopelus richardsoni (219527)