Physiculus Kaup 1858 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Moridae

Parent taxon: Moridae according to W. W. Schwarzhans and S. N. Nielsen 2021

See also Fierstine et al. 2012, Frost 1934, Nolf and Steurbaut 1983, Schwarzhans 2019, Sepkoski 2002, Steurbaut 1979 and Steurbaut 1984

Sister taxa: Actuariolum, Auchenoceros, Austrophycis, Eophycis, Fanteichthys, Gadella, Laemonema, Lepidion, Lotella, Mora, Onobrosmius, Paralaemonema, Physiculinorum, Pseudophycis, Tripterophycis

Subtaxa: Physiculus beui Physiculus huloti Physiculus pichi Physiculus rastrelliger Physiculus terakohensis

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Japan (2 collections), United States (1: Louisiana)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)

• Miocene of Chile (1), Czechia (2), France (5), Greece (1), Italy (4), New Zealand (4)

• Oligocene of France (1), New Zealand (1)

Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence

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