Danaphos Bruun 1931 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Stomiiformes - Sternoptychidae
Parent taxon: Sternoptychidae according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Argyripnus, Argyropelecus, Discosternon, Eosternoptyx, Maurolicus, Polyipnoides, Polyipnus, Sternoptychidarum, Sternoptyx, Valenciennellus
Subtaxa: Danaphos glomerosus
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Eocene of France (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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