Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Full reference: W. von der Marck. 1863. Fossile Fische, Krebse und Pflanzen aus den Plattenkalken der jüngsten Kreide aus Westfalen. Palaeontographica 11:1-83
Parent taxon: Myctophidae according to K. Dietze 2009
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aethoprora, Diaphinae, Diaphus, Eokrefftia, Eomyctophinae, Eomyctophum, Gymnoscopelinae, Hygophum, Lampanyctinae, Lampanyctus, Myctophidarum, Myctophinae, Myctophum, Notolychninae, Scopelus
Subtaxa: Tachynectes brachypterygius Tachynectes longipes Tachynectes macrodactylus Tachynectes vinarensis
Type: Tachynectes macrodactylus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
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