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Lampanyctodes mimiensis

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Scopelus mimiensis was named by Frost (1934). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Waikiekie Stream, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in New Zealand.

It was recombined as Lampanyctodes mimiensis by Schwarzhans (1980) and Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Scopelus mimiensis Frost p. 137 figs. Fig. 23
1980Lampanyctodes mimiensis Schwarzhans p. 77
2019Lampanyctodes mimiensis Schwarzhans p. 139

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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
subfamilyGymnoscopelinae
genusLampanyctodes
speciesmimiensis()

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
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Tongaporutuan to the top of the Opoitian or 11.60800 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tongaporutuan11.608 - 6.5New Zealand (North Island) Lampanyctodes mimiensis (219269 219553 219554)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333New Zealand Scopelus mimiensis (type locality: 204339)
Opoitian5.333 - 3.6New Zealand Lampanyctodes mimiensis (219270)