Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Alternative combination: Myctophum probenoiti
Full reference: C. Arambourg. 1927. Les Poissons fossiles d'Oran. Materiaux Pour la Carte Geologique de l'Algerie, 1re Serie, Paleontologie 6:1-298
Belongs to Hygophum according to W. Schwarzhans 1978
See also Arambourg 1927
Sister taxa: Hygophum acutiventris, Hygophum agatense, Hygophum agrigentensis, Hygophum benoiti, Hygophum circularis, Hygophum derthonensis, Hygophum germanicum, Hygophum hygomi, Hygophum macrochir, Hygophum orcianensis, Hygophum pabloensis, Hygophum proximum, Hygophum reinhardtii, Hygophum rotundum, Hygophum taaningi, Myctophum (Hygophum) hanseni
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Italy (1 collection)
• Miocene of Algeria (1), Italy (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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