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Myctophum jacksoni
Taxonomy
Lampadena jacksoni was named by Aguilera and de Aguilera (2001). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is UNEFM-PF-035, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Myctophum jacksoni by Schwarzhans and Aguilera (2013).
It was recombined as Myctophum jacksoni by Schwarzhans and Aguilera (2013).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2001 | Lampadena jacksoni Aguilera and de Aguilera p. 740 figs. 7.15-7.22 |
| 2013 | Myctophum jacksoni Schwarzhans and Aguilera p. 106 |
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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.
†Myctophum jacksoni Aguilera and de Aguilera 2001
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| O. Aguilera and D. de Aguilera 2001 | Otolith uniform oval to oblong-ovate shape, with a markedly straight dorsal margin, distinctly notched in the pos- tero-dorsal angle and well developed and sharply rostrum and antirostrum. |
Measurements
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| Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Piacenzian or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zanclean | Venezuela | Myctophum jacksoni (219232) | |
| Zanclean - Piacenzian | Panama (Bocas del Toro) | Myctophum jacksoni (219205) | |
| Piacenzian | Panama (Bocas del Toro) | Myctophum jacksoni (135855 136315 136461) |