†Megalampris Gottfried et al. 2006 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Lampridiformes - Lamprididae
Full reference: M. D. Gottfried, R. E. Fordyce, and S. Rust. 2006. Megalampris keyesi, a Giant Moonfish (Teleostei, Lampridiformes) from the Late Oligocene of New Zealand. 26(3):544-551
Parent taxon: Lamprididae according to J. H. Robinson et al. 2024
See also Gottfried et al. 2006
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Megalampris keyesi
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Island Cliff Site (Oligocene of New Zealand)
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