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Diaphus holti (small lantern fish)

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Diaphus holti was named by Taaning (1918). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Diaphus holti Taaning
2006Diaphus holti Girone et al. p. 655

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
genusDiaphusEigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
speciesholtiTaaning 1918

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.

Diaphus holti Taaning 1918 [small lantern fish]
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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 Tortonian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 11.62000 to 0.12600 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece (Gavdos) Diaphus holti (207594)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece Diaphus holti (60746)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Diaphus holti (70491 78437 187503 187506)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Greece (Crete) Diaphus holti (207582)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Diaphus holti (210257)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Greece (Crete) Diaphus holti (207357)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy Diaphus holti (210258)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.781Greece (Rhodes) Diaphus holti (207569 207571)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.781Greece (Zakynthos) Diaphus holti (207576)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.126Italy Diaphus holti (159455)
Gelasian - Ionian2.588 - 0.126Greece (Kephallonia) Diaphus holti (207577)
Ionian0.781 - 0.126Greece (Rhodes) Diaphus holti (207568)