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Protomyctophum crockeri (California flashlightfish)

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Electrona crockeri was named by Bolin (1939). It is extant.

It was recombined as Electrona (Hierops) crockeri by Fraser-Brunner (1949); it was recombined as Protomyctophum crockeri by Fitch (1968), Fitch (1969).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Electrona crockeri Bolin
1949Electrona (Hierops) crockeri Fraser-Brunner p. 1047
1968Protomyctophum crockeri Fitch p. 9 fig. 1f
1969Protomyctophum crockeri Fitch p. 8

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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
subfamilyMyctophinaeFowler 1925
genusProtomyctophum()
speciescrockeri(Bolin 1939)

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.

Protomyctophum crockeri Bolin 1939 [California flashlightfish]
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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, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Protomyctophum crockeri (219859)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Protomyctophum crockeri (219853)
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Protomyctophum crockeri (219033 276728)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Protomyctophum crockeri (219857)