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Notoscopelus resplendens

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Lampanyctus resplendens was named by Richardson (1845). It is extant.

It was recombined as Notoscopelus resplendens by Fitch (1969), Schwarzhans (1980), Brzobohaty and Nolf (1996), Fierstine et al. (2012) and Schwarzhans (2019).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. scopelopsoies

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Lampanyctus resplendens Richardson
1969Notoscopelus resplendens Fitch p. 8
1980Notoscopelus resplendens Schwarzhans p. 81
1996Notoscopelus resplendens Brzobohaty and Nolf p. 160
2012Notoscopelus resplendens Fierstine et al. p. 57
2019Notoscopelus resplendens Schwarzhans p. 143

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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
subfamilyGymnoscopelinae
genusNotoscopelusGuenther 1864
speciesresplendens(Richardson 1845)

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.

Notoscopelus resplendens Richardson 1845
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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 Altonian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 19.00000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Notoscopelus resplendens (219601 219622)
Lillburnian - Waiauan15.1 - 11.04New Zealand (South Island) Notoscopelus resplendens (219610)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece Notoscopelus resplendens (60746)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece (Gavdos) Notoscopelus resplendens (207594)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Notoscopelus resplendens (70491 78437 187503 187504 187505 187506 187507)
Tongaporutuan11.608 - 6.5New Zealand (North Island) Notoscopelus resplendens (219269 219553)
Opoitian5.333 - 3.6New Zealand Notoscopelus resplendens (219270)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Greece (Peloponnese) Notoscopelus resplendens (207769)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Notoscopelus resplendens (19703)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Greece (Crete) Notoscopelus resplendens (207303 207357 207359)
Mangapanian - Nukumaruan3.0 - 1.63New Zealand Notoscopelus resplendens (219631)
Gelasian - Ionian2.588 - 0.129Greece (Rhodes) Notoscopelus resplendens (207578)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (South Island) Notoscopelus resplendens (219643)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Notoscopelus resplendens (219857)