Diaphus marambionis

Taxonavigation: Myctophiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis/Superclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Superordo: Scopelomorpha Ordo: Myctophiformes

Familia: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species: †Diaphus marambionis

Name

†Diaphus marambionis Schwarzhans et al., 2016

Holotype: NRM-PZ P.15966.
Paratypes: NRM-PZ P.15967 (2).

Type locality: Telm 5 unit; ‘Natica horizon’, Cucullea I member, La Meseta Formation, late Ypresian, early Eocene. Site IAA 2/95, Seymour Island, Antarctica.

Etymology: Named after Marambio, the Argentinian research station on Seymour Island.

References

Schwarzhans, W., Mörs, T., Engelbrecht, A., Reguero, M. & Kriwet, J. 2016. Before the freeze: otoliths from the Eocene of Seymour Island, Antarctica, reveal dominance of gadiform fishes (Teleostei). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology Online edition. DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2016.1151958 Reference page.

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