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Benthosema fitchi

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Benthosema fitchi was named by Brzobohaty and Schultz (1978). It is considered to be a form taxon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Benthosema fitchi Brzobohaty and Schultz
1983Benthosema fitchi Nolf and Steurbaut p. 153
1996Benthosema fitchi Brzobohaty and Nolf p. 155

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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
subfamilyMyctophinaeFowler 1925
genusBenthosemaGoode and Bean 1896
speciesfitchiBrzobohaty and Schultz 1978

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.

Benthosema fitchi Brzobohaty and Schultz 1978
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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 Burdigalian to the top of the Messinian or 20.44000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Benthosema fitchi (220042)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Benthosema fitchi (78437 178120 187503 187504 187505 187506 187507 187596)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Benthosema fitchi (220504)