Actinopteri - Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
Parent taxon: Sternoptychidae according to H. L. Fierstine et al. 2012
See also Argyriou 2022, Carnevale 2007, Constantin 1999, Danil'chenko 1960, David 1943, Girone et al. 2006, Jerzmanska 1968, Legendre et al. 2020 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Argyripnus, Danaphos, Discosternon, Eosternoptyx, Maurolicus, Polyipnoides, Polyipnus, Sternoptychidarum, Sternoptyx, Valenciennellus
Subtaxa: Argyropelecus affinis Argyropelecus bullockii Argyropelecus cosmovicii Argyropelecus hemigymnus Argyropelecus logearti
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (3 collections)
• Pliocene of Greece (1), Italy (3)
• Miocene of Algeria (1), Italy (2), United States (4: California)
• Oligocene of Romania (1), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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