Osteichthyes - Stomiiformes - Phosichthyidae
Full reference: W. Schwarzhans. 2013. Otoliths from the Miocene of West Africa, primarily from the Mandorové Formation of Gabon. Palaeo Ichthyologica 13:151-184
Belongs to Vinciguerria according to W. Schwarzhans 2013
Sister taxa: Vinciguerria angulosa, Vinciguerria brevis, Vinciguerria distincta, Vinciguerria macarovicii, Vinciguerria merklini, Vinciguerria obscura, Vinciguerria poweriae, Vinciguerria praeattenuata, Vinciguerria sagittiformis, Vinciguerria shinjiensis, Vinciguerria talgiensis, Vincinguerria attenuata, Vincinguerria poweriae
Type specimen: Its type locality is Yombe 1, 200-204 m, which is in a Tortonian marine claystone in the Mandorové Formation of Gabon
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Yombe 1, 200-204 m
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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