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Lampanyctinae

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Lampanyctinae Paxton
1980Lampanyctinae Schwarzhans p. 62
1984Lampanyctinae Steurbaut p. 52
2006Lampanyctinae Prokofiev p. S63
2012Lampanyctinae Fierstine et al. p. 52
2013Lampanyctinae Denton p. 786
2013Lampanyctinae Schwarzhans p. 159
2013Lampanyctinae Schwarzhans and Aguilera p. 108
2017Lampanyctinae Přikryl et al. p. 219
2018Lampanyctinae Martin et al. p. 79 figs. Table 3
2019Lampanyctinae Schwarzhans and Ohe p. 369

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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
subfamilyLampanyctinaePaxton 1972
subfamilyLampanyctinaePaxton 1972

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.

Subfm. Lampanyctinae Paxton 1972
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G. Bolinichthys Paxton 1972
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Bolinichthys indicus Nafpaktitis and Nafpaktitis 1969
G. Ceratoscopelus Günther 1864
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Ceratoscopelus maderensis Lowe 1839 [Madeira lantern fish]
†Ceratoscopelus miocenicus Bedini et al. 1986
†Ceratoscopelus priscus Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Ceratoscopelus richardsoni Schwarzhans 2019
Ceratoscopelus townsendi Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1889
†Ceratoscopelus weileri Brzobohaty 1965
G. Gymnoscopelus Guenther 1873
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†Gymnoscopelus fitchi Schwarzhans 1978
G. Lampadena Goode and Bean 1893
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†Lampadena dea Frasier-Brunner 1949
†Lampadena gracile Schubert 1912
†Lampadena gracilis Schubert 1912
†Lampadena ionica Girone and Nolf 2002
†Lampadena scapha Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Lampadena speculigeroides Brzobohaty and Nolf 1996
Lampadena urophaos Paxton 1963
Tr. †Lampanictini Paxton 1972
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G. Nannobrachium Günther 1864
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Invalid names: Paralampanyctus Kotthaus 1972 [synonym]
Tr. Lampanyctini Paxton 1972
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G. †Paralampadena Schwarzhans 2013
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†Paralampadena angolensis Schwarzhans 2013
†Paralampadena gabonensis Schwarzhans 2013
†Paralampadena solida Schwarzhans 2013
G. Lepidophanes Fraser-Brunner 1949
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†Lepidophanes brassoensis Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Lepidophanes inclectus Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
G. †Oligophus Gregorova 2004
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†Oligophus moravicus Pauca 1931
G. Parvilux Hubbs and Wisner 1964
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Parvilux ingens Hubbs and Wisner 1964
G. Stenobrachius Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
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Stenobrachius leucopsarum Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
†Stenobrachius salnikovi Nazarkin and Nesov 1995
G. Taaningichthys Bolin 1959
G. Triphoturus Fraser-Brunner 1949
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Triphoturus mexicanus Gilbert 1890
Invalid names: Diaphini [empty], Gymnoscopelini Paxton 1972 [empty]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 55.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.6 Ma

Collections (95 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Brazil Ceratoscopelus warmingii (210208)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.2 - 28.4Czech Republic Diaphus moravicus (186638)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Ukraine Oligophus moravicus (219754)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Czech Republic Oligophus moravicus (125331)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Angola Paralampadena angolensis (219375)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Russian Federation (Kamchatka) Stenobrachius salnikovi (186672)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Japan (Iwate) Lampadena nanae (161448 222602)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) Ceratoscopelus richardsoni (219517 219519 219521 219522)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Bolinichthys sp. (220042)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (North Island) Ceratoscopelus richardsoni (219527)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Ceratoscopelus richardsoni (219608 219622)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Aichi) Ceratoscopelus sp., Lampadena sp., Lampadena urophaos, Taaningichthys sp. (161449)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (California) Bolinichthys sp. (149545)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Czech Republic (Brno) Lampadena speculigeroides (207955)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Lepidophanes inflectus (219219)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Bolinichthys italicus, Lampadena dea (70491) Lampadena dea (78437 187504 187505) Lampadena dea, Lampadena speculigeroides (178120 187507) Lampadena gracilis, Lampadena dea (187503) Lampadena gracillis, Lampadena dea (187506) Lampadena speculigeroides (187596)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece (Crete) Ceratoscopelus maderensis, Lampadena dea (207587 207589) Lampadena dea (207584 207588)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Lampadena scapha (219221)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Gabon Paralampadena gabonensis (219753)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Greece (Crete) Ceratoscopelus maderensis (207593)
Tongaporutuan11.608 - 6.5New Zealand Bolinichthys sp. (89138)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Greece (Crete) Bolinichthys italicus, Ceratoscopelus maderensis (207592) Ceratoscopelus maderensis, Lampadena dea (207591)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) Bolinichthys italicus (199860 220503)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Greece (Zakynthos) Ceratoscopelus maderensis (207583)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Ceratoscopelus miocenicus (186576 210640) Ceratoscopelus sp. (220502) Lampadena gracile (220504)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Lampadena sp. (135043)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Greece (Peloponnese) Ceratoscopelus maderensis (207769)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Greece (Crete) Ceratoscopelus madarensis (207582)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Sicily) Ceratoscopelus maderensis (223702 223703)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Ceratoscopelus maderensis (52582)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Ceratoscopelus maderensis (210256 210257) Triphoturus sp., Ceratoscopelus maderensis (223700)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Venezuela Ceratoscopelus priscus (219229) Lepidophanes inflectus, Lampadena dea, Nannobrachium lineatum (219232)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Jamaica Bolinichthys sp. (186673)
Waipipian3.7 - 3.0New Zealand (Chatham Islands) Gymnoscopelus piabilis (219644)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Ceratoscopelus townsendi, Stenobrachius leucopsarus (219859) Ceratoscopelus townsendi, Triphoturus mexicanus, Stenobrachius leucopsarus (219858)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Japan Ceratoscopelus townsendi (219768 219769)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Japan (Hane) Ceratoscopelus townsendi (219771 219773)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy Ceratoscopelus maderensis (210258)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Ceratoscopelus townsendi, Stenobrachius leucopsarus (19703)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Greece (Crete) Ceratoscopelus maderensis (207357)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Japan (Okinawa) Ceratoscopelus townsendi, Lampadena scapha (219767)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Italy Ceratoscopelus maderensis (57058)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Greece (Rhodes) Ceratoscopelus maderensis (207580 207581)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy Ceratoscopelus maderensis (159096)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Panama Ceratoscopelus sp. (219244)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Greece (Zakynthos) Ceratoscopelus sp., Ceratoscopelus maderensis (207576)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Greece (Rhodes) Ceratoscopelus maderensis (207569) Lampadena sp., Ceratoscopelus maderensis (207571)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Italy Ceratoscopelus maderensis (159823) Ceratoscopelus maderensis, Lampadena ionica (159378 159455)
Gelasian - Ionian2.588 - 0.129Greece (Rhodes) Ceratoscopelus sp., Ceratoscopelus maderensis, Lampadena dea (207578)
Gelasian - Ionian2.588 - 0.129Greece (Kephallonia) Ceratoscopelus sp., Ceratoscopelus maderensis (207577)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Stenobrachius leucosparus (219853 219856) Stenobrachius leucosparus, Ceratoscopelus townsendi, Triphoturus mexicanus (219855)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (South Island) Gymnoscopelus piabilis (219643)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Ceratoscopelus maderensis (159140)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Greece (Rhodes) Ceratoscopelus maderensis (207568 207570)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Italy Ceratoscopelus maderensis, Lampadena urophaos (159361)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Oregon) Stenobrachius leucosparus (222409)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Lampadena urophaos, Ceratoscopelus townsendi, Triphoturus mexicanus, Parvilux ingens, Stenobrachius leucopsarus (219857) Stenobrachius leucopsarus (219852) Stenobrachius leucosparus, Lampadena urophaos, Ceratoscopelus townsendi (219033)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Stenobrachius leucopsarus (59063)