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Lampanyctus latesulcatus

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Lampanyctus latesulcatus was named by Nolf and Steurbaut (1983). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. speculigeroides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Lampanyctus latesulcatus Nolf and Steurbaut p. 158
1992Lampanyctus latesulcatus Nolf and Stringer
2013Lampanyctus latesulcatus Schwarzhans p. 159

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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
specieslatesulcatus

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 latesulcatus Nolf and Steurbaut 1983
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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 Aquitanian to the top of the Messinian or 23.03000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Angola Lampanyctus latesulcatus (219373 219374)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Lampanyctus latesulcatus (70491 187503 187504 187506 187507 187596)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece (Crete) Lampanyctus latesulcatus (207585 207586 207587 207588)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Greece (Crete) Lampanyctus latesulcatus (207591 207592)