†Paralampadena angolensis Schwarzhans 2013 (lanternfish)
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Actinopteri - 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 Paralampadena according to W. Schwarzhans 2013
Sister taxa: Paralampadena gabonensis, Paralampadena solida
Type specimen: Its type locality is Luanda core hole, 48 m, which is in an Aquitanian/Burdigalian marine horizon in the Quinfangondo Formation of Angola
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Luanda core hole, 48 m
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