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Diaphus rafinesqui

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Nyctophus rafinesquii was named by Cocco (1838). It is extant.

It was recombined as Diaphus (Diaphus) rafinesquii by Fraser-Brunner (1949); it was recombined as Diaphus rafinesqui by Girone et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Nyctophus rafinesquii Cocco
1949Diaphus (Diaphus) rafinesquii Fraser-Brunner p. 1075
2006Diaphus rafinesqui Girone et al. p. 655

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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
genusDiaphusEigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
speciesrafinesqui(Cocco 1838)

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.

Diaphus rafinesqui Cocco 1838
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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 Zanclean to the top of the Gelasian or 5.33300 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Greece (Peloponnese) Diaphus rafinesqui (207769)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy Diaphus rafinesqui (159096)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Italy Diaphus rafinesqui (159378 159455)