Eokrefftia Schwarzhans 1985 (lanternfish)

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Full reference: W. Schwarzhans. 1985. TertiƤre Otolithen aus South Australia und Victoria (Australien). Palaeo Ichthyology 3:1-60

Parent taxon: Myctophidae according to W. Schwarzhans 1985

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aethoprora, Diaphinae, Diaphus, Eomyctophinae, Eomyctophum, Gymnoscopelinae, Hygophum, Lampanyctinae, Lampanyctus, Myctophidarum, Myctophinae, Myctophum, Notolychninae, Scopelus, Tachynectes

Subtaxa: Eokrefftia prediaphus

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Type: Eokrefftia prediaphus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Mount Salt oil development (Paleocene of Australia)

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