†Nolfophidion Schwarzhans 1980 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Parent taxon: Ophidiidae according to W. Schwarzhans 2007
See also Schwarzhans 1980, Schwarzhans 1985 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aequalobythites, Ampheristus, Bassozetus, Chilara, Fierasfer, Genypterinae, Hoplobrotula, Hoplobrotuloides, Lepophidium, Neobythites, Neobythitinae, Ophidiidarum, Ophidiinae, Ophidion, Ophidium voltianum, Otophidium, Pseudaequalobythites, Sirembinae, Sirembola, Zonobythites
Subtaxa: Nolfophidion refertus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-parasite
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Australia (4 collections)
• Eocene of New Zealand (2)
Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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