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Benthosema suborbitale

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Myctophum suborbitale was named by Gilbert (1913). It is extant.

It was recombined as Benthosema suborbitale by Brzobohaty and Nolf (1996) and Girone et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Myctophum suborbitale Gilbert
1996Benthosema suborbitale Brzobohaty and Nolf p. 156
2006Benthosema suborbitale 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
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Myctophata
orderMyctophiformesRegan 1911
familyMyctophidaeGill 1893
subfamilyMyctophinaeFowler 1925
genusBenthosemaGoode and Bean 1896
speciessuborbitale(Gilbert 1913)

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