Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Parent taxon: Myctophinae according to W. Schwarzhans and F. Ohe 2019
See also Fierstine et al. 2012, Girone et al. 2006, Martin et al. 2018, Schwarzhans 1978, Schwarzhans 1980, Schwarzhans 2013, Schwarzhans 2019, Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Antimyctophum, Benthosema, Centrobranchus, Ctenoscopelus, Dasyscopelus, Diogenichthys, Gonichthys, Krefftichthys, Loweina, Metelectrona, Myctophini, Protomyctophum, Symbolophorus, Tarletonbeania
Subtaxa: Electrona (Electrona) Electrona anfossimosnai Electrona keyesi Electrona paucirastra Electrona risso Electrona rissoi Electrona subasperoides
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Greece (5 collections), Italy (5), Japan (1), New Zealand (2), United States (2: California)
• Pliocene of Greece (1), Italy (5), Japan (2), New Zealand (2), United States (2: California), Venezuela (1)
• Miocene of New Zealand (12)
• Waitakian of New Zealand (1)
Total: 41 collections including 42 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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