Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Full reference: W. Schwarzhans and F. Ohe. 2019. Lanternfish otoliths (Teleostei, Myctophidae) from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of Japan. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 125(2):355-400
Belongs to Notoscopelus according to W. Schwarzhans and F. Ohe 2019
Sister taxa: Notoscopelus bolini, Notoscopelus castaneus, Notoscopelus caudispinosus, Notoscopelus effertus, Notoscopelus elongatus, Notoscopelus kuboensis, Notoscopelus margaritifer, Notoscopelus mediterraneus, Notoscopelus resplendens, Notoscopelus scopelopsoides, Macrostoma altum, Macrostoma grayi
Type specimen: SMF PO 101055, an otolith. Its type locality is Iriyamase, which is in a Calabrian marine horizon in the Hijikata Formation of Japan.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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