Subfamily Diaphinae (lanternfish)
Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Parent taxon: Myctophidae according to W. Schwarzhans and F. Ohe 2019
See also Martin et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Aethoprora, Diaphus, Eokrefftia, Eomyctophinae, Eomyctophum, Gymnoscopelinae, Hygophum, Lampanyctinae, Lampanyctus, Myctophidarum, Myctophinae, Myctophum, Notolychninae, Tachynectes
Subtaxa: Idiolychnus Lobianchia
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Greece (6 collections), Italy (5), Japan (1)
• Pliocene of Greece (1), Italy (2), Jamaica (1), Japan (4), Panama (1)
• Miocene of France (5), Greece (4), Italy (9), New Zealand (1), Panama (3)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Greece (1)
• Oligocene of France (1)
Total: 45 collections including 49 occurrences