Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Full reference: R. Gregorova. 2004. A new Oligocene genus of lanternfish (family Myctophidae) from the Carpathian Mountains. Revue de Paléobiologie, Genève 9:81-97
Parent taxon: Lampanyctinae according to T. Přikryl et al. 2017
See also Gregorova 2004 and Prokofiev 2006
Sister taxa: Bolinichthys, Ceratoscopelus, Diaphini, Gymnoscopelini, Gymnoscopelus, Lampadena, Lampanictini, Lampanyctini, Lepidophanes, Parvilux, Stenobrachius, Taaningichthys, Triphoturus
Subtaxa: Oligophus moravicus
Type: Leuciscus moravicus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of the Czech Republic (1 collection), Ukraine (1)
• Eocene to Oligocene of the Czech Republic (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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