Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Parent taxon: Myctophidae according to W. Schwarzhans and F. Ohe 2019
See also Martin et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Aethoprora, Diaphinae, Diaphus, Eokrefftia, Eomyctophinae, Eomyctophum, Hygophum, Lampanyctinae, Lampanyctus, Myctophidarum, Myctophinae, Myctophum, Notolychninae, Tachynectes
Subtaxa: Hintonia Lampanyctodes Lampichthys Notoscopelus Scopelopsis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Haweran of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Quaternary of Greece (9), Italy (5), Japan (3), New Zealand (2), United States (1: California)
• Mangapanian of New Zealand (1)
• Pliocene of Greece (4), Jamaica (1), Japan (4), New Zealand (4), United States (1: California)
• Miocene of Greece (7), Italy (9), Japan (2), New Zealand (26)
Total: 80 collections including 124 occurrences