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Lampanyctus waiohaensis

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Lampanyctus waiohaensis was named by Schwarzhans (2019). Its type specimen is NMNZ S.47220, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Parengarenga Harbour North shore, which is in an Otaian marine sandstone in the Waioha Shellbeds Formation of New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. acanthrus, L. edwarsi, L. larteti, L. microsomus, L. pusilus, L. speculigeroides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Lampanyctus waiohaensis Schwarzhans p. 125

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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
subfamilyLampanyctinaePaxton 1972
genusLampanyctusBonaparte 1840
specieswaiohaensis

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.

†Lampanyctus waiohaensis 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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Otaian or 21.70000 to 18.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (North Island) Lampanyctus waiohaensis (type locality: 219517)