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Scopelus splendidus (horned lanternfish)
Taxonomy
Berycidarum splendidus was named by Prochazka (1893). It is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Scopelus splendidus by Weiler (1950); it was recombined as Diaphus splendidus by Girone et al. (2006); it was recombined as Myctophum splendidum by Brauer (1904), Holec (1975) and Schwarzhans and Aguilera (2013).
It was recombined as Scopelus splendidus by Weiler (1950); it was recombined as Diaphus splendidus by Girone et al. (2006); it was recombined as Myctophum splendidum by Brauer (1904), Holec (1975) and Schwarzhans and Aguilera (2013).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1893 | Berycidarum splendidus Prochazka |
| 1904 | Myctophum splendidum Brauer |
| 1950 | Scopelus splendidus Weiler p. 214 |
| 1975 | Myctophum splendidum Holec p. 256 |
| 2006 | Diaphus splendidus Girone et al. p. 655 |
| 2013 | Myctophum splendidum Schwarzhans and Aguilera p. 117 |
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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.
†Scopelus splendidus Prochazka 1893 [horned lanternfish]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available