†Eokrefftia Schwarzhans 1985 (lanternfish)
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Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Full reference: W. Schwarzhans. 1985. TertiƤre Otolithen aus South Australia und Victoria (Australien). Palaeo Ichthyology 3:1-60
Parent taxon: Myctophidae according to W. Schwarzhans 1985
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aethoprora, Diaphinae, Diaphus, Eomyctophinae, Eomyctophum, Gymnoscopelinae, Hygophum, Lampanyctinae, Lampanyctus, Myctophidarum, Myctophinae, Myctophum, Notolychninae, Tachynectes
Subtaxa: Eokrefftia prediaphus
Type: Eokrefftia prediaphus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Mount Salt oil development (Paleocene of Australia)
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