Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Alternative spelling: Lamprossa
Parent taxon: Diaphus according to W. W. Schwarzhans 1980
See also Fraser-Brunner 1949
Sister taxa: Diaphus (Diaphus), Diaphus (Hyperphotops), Diaphus (Panthophos), Diaphus aeolochrus, Diaphus aequalis, Diaphus alcoholicus, Diaphus altus, Diaphus angulatus, Diaphus apalus, Diaphus audax, Diaphus austriacus, Diaphus barrigonensis, Diaphus bolini, Diaphus brachycephalus, Diaphus cahuzaci, Diaphus capax, Diaphus carsoni, Diaphus cassidiformis, Diaphus caurus, Diaphus chrysorhynchus, Diaphus coatesi, Diaphus crameri, Diaphus crassus, Diaphus curvatus, Diaphus dainichiensis, Diaphus danae, Diaphus debilis, Diaphus depressifrons, Diaphus draconis, Diaphus dumerilii, Diaphus duosensitivus, Diaphus ecuadorensis, Diaphus edwardsi, Diaphus emensus, Diaphus endoi, Diaphus excisus, Diaphus exilis, Diaphus garmani, Diaphus gatunensis, Diaphus gigas, Diaphus grebneffi, Diaphus haereticus, Diaphus hataii, Diaphus holti, Diaphus huatau, Diaphus hypolucens, Diaphus italicus, Diaphus kaiparaensis, Diaphus kakegawaensis, Diaphus kendalli, Diaphus kuroshio, Diaphus larteti, Diaphus longirostris, Diaphus lucida, Diaphus luetkeni, Diaphus manneringi, Diaphus marambionis, Diaphus marwicki, Diaphus meniliticus, Diaphus metopoclampoides, Diaphus microsomus, Diaphus mirus, Diaphus mollis, Diaphus molossus, Diaphus multiserratus, Diaphus nafpaktitisi, Diaphus nanus, Diaphus noboriensis, Diaphus parri, Diaphus paxtoni, Diaphus perspicillatoides, Diaphus perspicillatus, Diaphus poignantae, Diaphus polysarcus, Diaphus prisismetallis, Diaphus problematicus, Diaphus rafinesqui, Diaphus regani, Diaphus richardsoni, Diaphus rodriguezi, Diaphus sauvagei, Diaphus splendidus, Diaphus stafforaensis, Diaphus sulcatus, Diaphus taaningi, Diaphus tenax, Diaphus termophilus, Diaphus theta, Diaphus thiollieri, Diaphus vexillifer, Myctophum (Diaphus) sauvagei
Subtaxa: Diaphus (Lamprossa) anteorbitalis Diaphus (Lamprossa) chrysorhynchus Diaphus (Lamprossa) coeruleus Diaphus (Lamprossa) effulgens Diaphus (Lamprossa) elucens Diaphus (Lamprossa) garmani Diaphus (Lamprossa) jenseni Diaphus (Lamprossa) lucidus Diaphus (Lamprossa) macrophus Diaphus (Lamprossa) malayanus Diaphus (Lamprossa) metopoclampus Diaphus (Lamprossa) ostenfeldi Diaphus (Lamprossa) problematicus Diaphus (Lamprossa) pseudopulcher Diaphus (Lamprossa) regani Diaphus (Lamprossa) schmidti Diaphus (Lamprossa) signatus Diaphus (Lamprossa) tanakae Diaphus (Lamprossa) watasei Diaphus (Lamprossa) weberi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Japan (2 collections)
• Miocene of France (1), New Zealand (3)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence