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Myctophum pulchrum

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Berycidarum pulcher was named by Procharzky (1893).

It was recombined as Scopelus pulcher by Sulc (1932), Leriche (1938) and Weiler (1950); it was recombined as Myctophum pulchrum by Heinrich (1969).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Berycidarum pulcher Procharzky
1932Scopelus pulcher Sulc p. 20
1938Scopelus pulcher Leriche p. 18
1950Scopelus pulcher Weiler p. 212
1969Myctophum pulchrum Heinrich p. 18

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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)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Myctophata
orderMyctophiformesRegan 1911
familyMyctophidaeGill 1893
genusMyctophumRafinesque 1810
speciespulchrum(Procharzky 1893)

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 pulchrum Procharzky 1893
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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: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 15.97000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (Lower Saxony) Myctophum pulchrum (161965)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Germany Myctophum pulchrum (223566)