Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Belongs to Diaphus (Lamprossa) according to A. Fraser-Brunner 1949
Sister taxa: Diaphus (Lamprossa) anteorbitalis, Diaphus (Lamprossa) chrysorhynchus, Diaphus (Lamprossa) coeruleus, Diaphus (Lamprossa) effulgens, Diaphus (Lamprossa) elucens, Diaphus (Lamprossa) garmani, Diaphus (Lamprossa) jenseni, Diaphus (Lamprossa) lucidus, Diaphus (Lamprossa) macrophus, Diaphus (Lamprossa) malayanus, Diaphus (Lamprossa) ostenfeldi, Diaphus (Lamprossa) problematicus, Diaphus (Lamprossa) pseudopulcher, Diaphus (Lamprossa) regani, Diaphus (Lamprossa) schmidti, Diaphus (Lamprossa) signatus, Diaphus (Lamprossa) tanakae, Diaphus (Lamprossa) watasei, Diaphus (Lamprossa) weberi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Jean Tic (Miocene of France)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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