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Myctophum spinosum

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Scopelus spinosus was named by Steindachner (1867). It is extant.

It was recombined as Myctophum (Myctophum) spinosus by Fraser-Brunner (1949); it was recombined as Myctophum spinosum by Schwarzhans and Ohe (2019).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Scopelus spinosus Steindachner
1949Myctophum (Myctophum) spinosus Fraser-Brunner p. 1057
2019Myctophum spinosum Schwarzhans and Ohe p. 366

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Myctophata
orderMyctophiformesRegan 1911
familyMyctophidaeGill 1893
genusMyctophumRafinesque 1810
speciesspinosum(Steindachner 1867)

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.

Myctophum spinosum Steindachner 1867
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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: Calabrian or 1.80000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Japan Myctophum spinosum (219777)