Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Full reference: W. Schwarzhans and O. Aguilera. 2013. Otoliths of the Myctophidae from the Neogene of tropical America. Paleo Ichthyologica 13:83-150
Belongs to Benthosema according to W. Schwarzhans and O. Aguilera 2013
See also Lin and O’Dea 2025
Sister taxa: Benthosema concentricus, Benthosema duanformis, Benthosema fibulatum, Benthosema fitchi, Benthosema glaciale, Benthosema minutum, Benthosema panamense, Benthosema parafibulatum, Benthosema pinchoti, Benthosema pterota, Benthosema pterotum, Benthosema suborbitale
Type specimen: Its type locality is PPP 1652, which is in a Tortonian marginal marine sandstone in the Chagres Sandstone Formation of Panama
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Panama (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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