†Tachynectes brachypterygius von der Marck 1863 (lanternfish)
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Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Full reference: W. von der Marck. 1863. Fossile Fische, Krebse und Pflanzen aus den Plattenkalken der jüngsten Kreide aus Westfalen. Palaeontographica 11:1-83
Belongs to Tachynectes according to K. Dietze 2009
See also von der Marck 1863
Sister taxa: Tachynectes longipes, Tachynectes macrodactylus, Tachynectes vinarensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Area around Sendenhorst (Museum zu Münster) (Cretaceous of Germany)
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