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Protomyctophum
Taxonomy
Protomyctophum was named by Fraser-Brunner (1949) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Myctophini by Schwarzhans (1980); to Myctophiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Myctophidae by Girone et al. (2006); and to Myctophinae by Martin et al. (2018) and Schwarzhans (2019).
It was assigned to Myctophini by Schwarzhans (1980); to Myctophiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Myctophidae by Girone et al. (2006); and to Myctophinae by Martin et al. (2018) and Schwarzhans (2019).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1949 | Protomyctophum Fraser-Brunner |
| 1980 | Protomyctophum Schwarzhans p. 49 |
| 2002 | Protomyctophum Sepkoski |
| 2006 | Protomyctophum Girone et al. p. 656 |
| 2018 | Protomyctophum Martin et al. p. 79 figs. Table 3 |
| 2019 | Protomyctophum Schwarzhans p. 119 |
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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.
G. Protomyctophum Fraser-Brunner 1949
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†Protomyctophum ahunga Schwarzhans 2019
Protomyctophum arcticum Lütken 1892
Protomyctophum crockeri Bolin 1939
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available