Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Alternative combination: Hygophus intermedius derthonensis
Full reference: D. Nolf and E. Steurbaut. 1983. Revision des otolithes de teleosteens du Tortonien stratotypique et de Montegibbio (Miocene Superieur d'Italie Septentrionale). Mededelingen van de Werkgroep voor Tertiaire en Kwartaire Geologie 20(4):143-197
Belongs to Hygophum according to R. Brzobohaty and D. Nolf 1996
See also Nolf and Steurbaut 1983 and Steurbaut 1984
Sister taxa: Hygophum acutiventris, Hygophum agatense, Hygophum agrigentensis, Hygophum benoiti, Hygophum circularis, Hygophum germanicum, Hygophum hygomi, Hygophum macrochir, Hygophum orcianensis, Hygophum pabloensis, Hygophum probenoiti, Hygophum proximum, Hygophum rotundum, Hygophum taaningi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (3 collections), Italy (13)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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