Panturichthys Pellegrin 1913 (eel)
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Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Heterenchelyidae
Parent taxon: Heterenchelyidae according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Steurbaut 1984
Sister taxa: Heterenchelys, Pythonichthys
Subtaxa: Panturichthys grenfelli
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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