†Polyipnus weitzmani Steurbaut 1984 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
Full reference: E. Steurbaut. 1984. Les otolithes de teleosteens de l'Oligo-Miocene d'Aquitaine (Sud-Ouest de la France). Palaeontogrphica Abt. A 186:1-162
Belongs to Polyipnus according to E. Steurbaut 1984
Sister taxa: Polyipnus anteasteroides, Polyipnus latus, Polyipnus oligocenicus, Polyipnus plebeius, Polyipnus polli, Polyipnus sobnioviensis
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (3 collections)
• Oligocene of France (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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