Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Alternative combination: Hygophus intermedius derthonensis
Full reference: D. Nolf and E. Steurbaut. 1983. Revision des otolithes de teleosteens du Tortonien stratotypique et de Montegibbio (Miocene Superieur d'Italie Septentrionale). Mededelingen van de Werkgroep voor Tertiaire en Kwartaire Geologie 20(4):143-197
Belongs to Hygophum according to R. Brzobohaty and D. Nolf 1996
See also Nolf and Steurbaut 1983 and Steurbaut 1984
Sister taxa: Hygophum acutiventris, Hygophum agatense, Hygophum agrigentensis, Hygophum benoiti, Hygophum circularis, Hygophum germanicum, Hygophum hygomi, Hygophum macrochir, Hygophum orcianensis, Hygophum pabloensis, Hygophum probenoiti, Hygophum proximum, Hygophum reinhardtii, Hygophum rotundum, Hygophum taaningi, Myctophum (Hygophum) hanseni
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (3 collections), Italy (16)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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