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Megalampris keyesi

Actinopteri - Lampridiformes - Lamprididae

Taxonomy
Megalampris keyesi was named by Gottfried (2009). Its type specimen is OU 22268, a partial skeleton (semi-articulated partial skeleton), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Island Cliff Site, which is in a Duntroonian offshore limestone in the Kokoamu Greensand Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Megalampris keyesi Gottfried
2024Megalampris keyesi Robinson et al. p. 569

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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
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Lampridacea
orderLampridiformesOlney et al. 1993
familyLamprididae
genusMegalampris
specieskeyesiGottfried 2009

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.

†Megalampris keyesi Gottfried 2009
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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: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Duntroonian or 27.30000 to 25.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (Otago) Megalampris keyesi (type locality: 133338)