Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Alternative spelling: Myctophum (Lampanyctus)
Parent taxon: Myctophidae according to L. J. Legendre et al. 2020
See also Arambourg 1925, Carnevale 2007, Constantin 1999, David 1943, Denton 2013, Fierstine et al. 2012, Girone et al. 2006, Heinrich 1969, Martin et al. 2018, Nolf and Steurbaut 1983, Ohe and Araki 1973, Schwarzhans 2013, Schwarzhans 2019, Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013, Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aethoprora, Diaphinae, Diaphus, Eokrefftia, Eomyctophinae, Eomyctophum, Gymnoscopelinae, Hygophum, Lampanyctinae, Myctophidarum, Myctophinae, Myctophum, Notolychninae, Scopelus, Tachynectes
Subtaxa: Lampanyctus alatus Lampanyctus crocodilus Lampanyctus cupriarius Lampanyctus ecnomi Lampanyctus festivus Lampanyctus latesulcatus Lampanyctus licatae Lampanyctus lineatus Lampanyctus longaevus Lampanyctus microsoma Lampanyctus nobilis Lampanyctus petrolifer Lampanyctus popoto Lampanyctus profestus Lampanyctus pussilus Lampanyctus reductus Lampanyctus regalis Lampanyctus remifer Lampanyctus ritteri Lampanyctus serratus Lampanyctus waiohaensis Myctophum (Lampanyctus) ecnomi Myctophum (Lampanyctus) licatae
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Greece (6 collections), Italy (4), Japan (1), United States (1: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Italy (1)
• Pliocene of Italy (4), Japan (3), United States (1: California), Venezuela (1)
• Miocene of Algeria (4), Angola (2), Gabon (1), Germany (1), Greece (6), Italy (18), Japan (1), New Zealand (7), United States (8: California)
• Oligocene of Romania (1)
Total: 71 collections including 111 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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