Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Alternative spelling: Bolinichthyes
Parent taxon: Lampanyctinae according to R. P. Martin et al. 2018
See also Denton 2013, Schwarzhans 1980, Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013, Sepkoski 2002, Steurbaut 1979 and Steurbaut 1984
Sister taxa: Ceratoscopelus, Diaphini, Gymnoscopelini, Gymnoscopelus, Lampadena, Lampanictini, Lampanyctini, Lepidophanes, Oligophus, Parvilux, Stenobrachius, Taaningichthys, Triphoturus
Subtaxa: Bolinichthys indicus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Jamaica (1 collection)
• Miocene of France (1), Greece (1), Italy (3), New Zealand (1), United States (1: California)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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