Ceratoscopelus miocenicus Bedini et al. 1986 (lanternfish)

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Full reference: E. Bedini, P. Francalacci, and W. Landini. 1986. I pesci fossili del Miocene superiore di Montefiore conca e Mondaino (Forli). Memorie del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona, Sezione Scienze Della Terra 3:1-66

Belongs to Ceratoscopelus according to E. Bedini et al. 1986

Sister taxa: Ceratoscopelus maderensis, Ceratoscopelus priscus, Ceratoscopelus richardsoni, Ceratoscopelus townsendi, Ceratoscopelus warmingi, Ceratoscopelus weileri

Type specimen: Its type locality is Monte Maggiore, which is in a Messinian marine horizon in Italy

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Italy (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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