†Diogenichthys aguilerai Schwarzhans 2013 (lanternfish)
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Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
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 Diogenichthys according to W. Schwarzhans 2013
See also Schwarzhans 2019 and Schwarzhans and Nielsen 2021
Sister taxa: Diogenichthys hulleyi, Diogenichthys laternatum, Diogenichthys panurgus, Diogenichthys rangiauriensis, Diogenichthys scofieldi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Chile (6 collections)
• Waitakian of New Zealand (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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