Lobianchia dofleini Zugmayer 1911 (Dofleini's lanternfish)

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Alternative combination: Myctophum dofleini

Belongs to Lobianchia according to W. Schwarzhans and F. Ohe 2019

See also Girone et al. 2006, Nolf and Steurbaut 1983, Schwarzhans 2019, Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013 and Steurbaut 1979

Sister taxa: Lobianchia dofleinoides, Lobianchia gemellari, Lobianchia johnfitchi

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Greece (6 collections), Italy (4), Japan (1)

• Pliocene of Greece (1), Italy (2), Jamaica (1)

• Miocene of France (5), Greece (4), Italy (5), New Zealand (1)

• Oligocene of France (1)

Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence

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