Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Alternative combinations: Gasteropelecus crocodilus, Lampanyctus (Lampanyctus) crocodilus
Synonyms: Lampanyctus gemmifer Goode and Bean 1895, Myctophus bonapartii Cocco 1838
Belongs to Lampanyctus according to A. Girone et al. 2006
See also Fraser-Brunner 1949
Sister taxa: Lampanyctus (Lampanyctus), Lampanyctus (Lepidophanes), Lampanyctus (Triphoturus), Lampanyctus alatus, Lampanyctus ater, Lampanyctus cuprarius, Lampanyctus ecnomi, Lampanyctus festivus, Lampanyctus fraserbrunneri, Lampanyctus fraseri, Lampanyctus idostigma, Lampanyctus intricarius, Lampanyctus iselini, Lampanyctus joubini, Lampanyctus latesulcatus, Lampanyctus licatae, Lampanyctus longaevus, Lampanyctus microchir, Lampanyctus microsoma, Lampanyctus nicholsi, Lampanyctus nobilis, Lampanyctus omostigma, Lampanyctus peculiaris, Lampanyctus petrolifer, Lampanyctus photonotus, Lampanyctus photothorax, Lampanyctus piabilis, Lampanyctus polyphotos, Lampanyctus popoto, Lampanyctus profestus, Lampanyctus punctatissimus, Lampanyctus pussilus, Lampanyctus reductus, Lampanyctus regalis, Lampanyctus remifer, Lampanyctus ritteri, Lampanyctus serratus, Lampanyctus steinbecki, Lampanyctus stilbius, Lampanyctus taaningi, Lampanyctus waiohaensis, Myctophum (Lampanyctus) ecnomi, Myctophum (Lampanyctus) licatae, Serpa hoffmanni, Serpa bensoni, Serpa blacki
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Greece (6 collections), Italy (4)
• Pliocene of Italy (2)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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