Mystacina nymphe

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Noctilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Noctilionoidea

Familia: Mystacinidae
Genus: Mystacina
Species: †Mystacina nymphe

Name

Mystacina nymphe Hand, Archer, Beck, De Pietri, Salisbury, Scofield, Tennyson, Worthy & Worthy, 2026: 443

• Holotype: CM 2021.92.625, left dentary fragment with m2–3.
• Type locality and horizon: “Croc Site, Layer 1 (H41/f084), ca 10 cm thick sand and cobble layer, in 3 m cliff on the north slope of a small hill on the west side of Mata Creek, Dunstanburn Station, St Bathans, Otago; 44.889500°S 169.837833°E. Altonian local stage, Lower Miocene, 19–16 Ma”.

References

Primary references

• Hand, S.J., Archer, M., Beck, R.M.D., De Pietri, V.L., Salisbury, S.W., Scofield, R.P., Tennyson, A.J.D., Worthy, J.P. & Worthy, T.H. 2026. New Miocene mystacinid bat fossils from New Zealand, including a small new species of the endemic genus Mystacina (Chiroptera: Noctilionoidea: Mystacinidae). Alcheringa 50(1): 441–461. DOI: 10.1080/03115518.2026.2614525 Reference page.