Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Moridae
Parent taxon: Moridae according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
See also Fierstine et al. 2012, Frost 1934, Nolf and Steurbaut 1983, 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 rastrelliger Physiculus terakohensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: Louisiana collection)
• Miocene of the Czech Republic (2), France (5), Greece (1), Italy (3), New Zealand (4)
• Oligocene of France (1), New Zealand (1)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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