ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl stˈʌft spˈɛsɪmən wʌz "dɪskˈʌvɚd" ɪnðə bˈeɪsmənt ʌvðə nˈætʃɚɹəl hˈɪstɚɹi mjuːzˈiəm ʌv mɑːɹsˈeɪ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks; ðɪ ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪnz ænd dˈeɪt ʌv kəlˈɛkʃən ʌvðə spˈɛsɪmən ɹᵻmˈeɪn ɐ mˈɪstɚɹi, æz ɪt wʌz ʌnlˈeɪbəld wɛn ɪt wʌz fˈaʊnd.
A single stuffed specimen was "discovered" in the basement of the Natural History Museum of Marseille in 1986; the origins and date of collection of the specimen remain a mystery, as it was unlabelled when it was found.