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Lampadena urophaos

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Lampadena urophaos was named by Paxton (1963). It is extant.

Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Lampadena urophaos Paxton
1969Lampadena urophaos Fitch p. 7
2006Lampadena urophaos Girone et al. p. 656
2012Lampadena urophaos Fierstine et al. p. 54

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Myctophata
orderMyctophiformesRegan 1911
familyMyctophidaeGill 1893
subfamilyLampanyctinaePaxton 1972
genusLampadenaGoode and Bean 1893
speciesurophaosPaxton 1963

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.

Lampadena urophaos Paxton 1963
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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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 15.97000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.608 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Aichi) Lampadena urophaos (161449)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Italy Lampadena urophaos (159361)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Lampadena urophaos (219033 219857)