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Myctophum (Scopelus)

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Scopelus Cuvier
1934Scopelus Frost p. 133
1949Myctophum (Scopelus) Fraser-Brunner p. 1054

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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
subgenusScopelus(Cuvier 1816)

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.

Subg. Myctophum (Scopelus) Cuvier 1816
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Scopelus argenteus Gilchrist 1905
†Scopelus biarritzensis Priem 1912
†Scopelus ellipticus Sulc 1932
†Scopelus excavatus Sulc 1932
†Scopelus fragilis Prochazka 1893
†Scopelus frosti Vorstman 1927
†Scopelus incisus Frost 1934
†Scopelus kokeni Prochazka 1893
†Scopelus lacertosus Sauvage 1870
†Scopelus laminatus Frost 1934
†Scopelus latirostratus Weiler 1950
†Scopelus mammatus Frost 1934
†Scopelus mediterraneus Koken 1891
†Scopelus obliquus Weiler 1943
†Scopelus papuensis Schubert 1910
†Scopelus pulcher Procharzky 1893
†Scopelus regularis Frost 1934
†Scopelus splendidus Prochazka 1893 [horned lanternfish]
†Scopelus sulcatus Bassoli 1906
†Scopelus tenuis Weinfurter 1952
†Scopelus tutamoensis Frost 1934
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Messinian or 38.00000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France Scopelus ellipticus, Scopelus pulcher, Scopelus excavatus, Scopelus biarritzensis (222677)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03New Zealand (North Island) Scopelus laminatus (204336) Scopelus regularis (204337)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcon) Scopelus pulcher (221446)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97New Zealand (North Island) Scopelus incisus, Scopelus ellipticus (204338)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58Indonesia (Aceh) Scopelus pulcher, Scopelus papuensis (223637) Scopelus sulcatus, Scopelus pulcher, Scopelus fragilis (223639)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand Benthosema regulare (152323)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) Benthosema regulare (219517 219522)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Scopelus cirucularis, Scopelus sulcatus (67897) Scopelus regularis, Scopelus sulcatus (67900) Scopelus sulcatus (67896) Scopelus sulcatus, Scopelus pulcher (67899)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Benthosema regulare (219341 219609 219622) Scopelus sulcatus (204236)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (North Shore) Benthosema regulare (219523 219525)
Clifdenian15.9 - 13.65New Zealand (South Island) Benthosema regulare (219276 219623)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Romania Scopelus obliquus, Scopelus kokeni (222591) Scopelus sp. (222592)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Scopelus lacertosus (185692)