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Gymnoscopelus piabilis

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Gymnoscopelus piabilis was named by Whitley (1931). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Gymnoscopelus piabilis Whitley
2019Gymnoscopelus piabilis Schwarzhans p. 244

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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
genusGymnoscopelusGuenther 1873
speciespiabilisWhitley 1931

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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Waipipian to the top of the Nukumaruan or 3.70000 to 1.63000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Waipipian3.7 - 3.0New Zealand (Chatham Islands) Gymnoscopelus piabilis (219644)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (South Island) Gymnoscopelus piabilis (219643)