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Lampanyctus remifer

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Engraulites remifer was named by Jordan (1925). Its type specimen is SU 651, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lompoc Quarry, which is in a Tortonian basinal (siliciclastic) diatomite in the Monterey Formation of California.

It was recombined as Lampanyctus remifer by David (1943) and Fierstine et al. (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Engraulites remifer Jordan p. 12 figs. Plate 3-b
1943Lampanyctus remifer David p. 124
2012Lampanyctus remifer Fierstine et al. p. 55

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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)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Myctophata
orderMyctophiformesRegan 1911
familyMyctophidaeGill 1893
genusLampanyctusBonaparte 1840
speciesremifer()

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.

Lampanyctus remifer Jordan 1925
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Diagnosis
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