Lampadena urophaos Paxton 1963 (lanternfish)
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Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Belongs to Lampadena according to H. L. Fierstine et al. 2012
See also Fitch 1969 and Girone et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Lampadena dea, Lampadena gracile, Lampadena gracilis, Lampadena ionica, Lampadena scapha, Lampadena speculigeroides
Subtaxa: Lampadena urophaos atlantica
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection), United States (2: California)
• Miocene of Japan (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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