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Protomyctophum normani

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Myctophum normani was named by Tåning (1932). It is extant.

It was recombined as Electrona (Protomyctophum) normani by Fraser-Brunner (1949); it was recombined as Protomyctophum normani by Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Myctophum normani Tåning
1949Electrona (Protomyctophum) normani Fraser-Brunner p. 1046
2019Protomyctophum normani 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
subfamilyMyctophinaeFowler 1925
genusProtomyctophum()
speciesnormani(Tåning 1932)

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: Nukumaruan or 2.40000 to 1.63000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (South Island) Protomyctophum normani (219643)