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Benthosema fibulatum

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Myctophum fibulatum was named by Gilbert and Cramer (1897). It is extant.

It was recombined as Benthosema fibulata by Fraser-Brunner (1949); it was recombined as Benthosema fibulatum by Schwarzhans and Ohe (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Myctophum fibulatum Gilbert and Cramer
1949Benthosema fibulata Fraser-Brunner p. 1052
2019Benthosema fibulatum Schwarzhans and Ohe p. 363

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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
genusBenthosemaGoode and Bean 1896
speciesfibulatum(Gilbert and Cramer 1897)

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.

Benthosema fibulatum Gilbert and Cramer 1897
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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: Piacenzian or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Japan Benthosema fibulatum (219768 219769)