†Vinciguerria merklini Danilchenko 1946 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Stomiatiformes - Phosichthyidae
Belongs to Vinciguerria according to P. Constantin 1999
See also Ciobanu 1977, Danil'chenko 1960 and Zherikhin 2002
Sister taxa: Vinciguerria angulosa, Vinciguerria brevis, Vinciguerria distincta, Vinciguerria macarovicii, Vinciguerria obscura, Vinciguerria praeattenuata, Vinciguerria sagittiformis, Vinciguerria talgiensis, Vinciguerria yombeensis, Vincinguerria attenuata, Vincinguerria poweriae
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Ukraine (2 collections)
• Oligocene of Azerbaijan (1), Romania (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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