†Diogenichthys hulleyi 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
Sister taxa: Diogenichthys aguilerai, Diogenichthys laternatum, Diogenichthys panurgus, Diogenichthys rangiauriensis, Diogenichthys scofieldi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Yombe 1, 250-252 m, which is in a Tortonian marine claystone in the Mandorové Formation of Gabon
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Yombe 1, 250-252 m
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