Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Full reference: L. R. David. 1943. Miocene Fishes of Southern California. Geological Society of America Special Paper 43:1-187
Belongs to Lampanyctus according to H. L. Fierstine et al. 2012
See also David 1943
Sister taxa: Lampanyctus alatus, Lampanyctus crocodilus, Lampanyctus cupriarius, Lampanyctus ecnomi, Lampanyctus festivus, Lampanyctus latesulcatus, Lampanyctus licatae, Lampanyctus lineatus, Lampanyctus longaevus, Lampanyctus microsoma, Lampanyctus nobilis, Lampanyctus popoto, Lampanyctus profestus, Lampanyctus pussilus, Lampanyctus reductus, Lampanyctus regalis, Lampanyctus remifer, Lampanyctus ritteri, Lampanyctus serratus, Lampanyctus waiohaensis, Myctophum (Lampanyctus) ecnomi, Myctophum (Lampanyctus) licatae
Type specimen: UCMP 10166, a skeleton. Its type locality is CIT 326, which is in a Miocene marine shale in the Modelo Formation of California.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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