Tribe Lampanyctini Paxton 1972 (lanternfish)

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Parent taxon: Lampanyctinae according to W. Schwarzhans 2013

See also Denton 2013 and Schwarzhans 1980

Sister taxa: Bolinichthys, Ceratoscopelus, Diaphini, Gymnoscopelini, Gymnoscopelus, Lampadena, Lampanictini, Lepidophanes, Oligophus, Parvilux, Stenobrachius, Taaningichthys, Triphoturus

Subtaxa: Paralampadena

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Angola (1 collection), Gabon (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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