Actinopteri - Perciformes - Cepolidae
Full reference: W. Schwarzhans, T. Mörs, A. Engelbrecht, M. Reguero, and J. Kriwet. 2017. Before the freeze: otoliths from the Eocene of Seymour Island, Antarctica, reveal dominance of gadiform fishes (Teleostei). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 15(2):147-179
Belongs to Cepola according to W. Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Cepola ambifaria, Cepola bartonensis, Cepola cuneata, Cepola elegans, Cepola fritnnans, Cepola haastii, Cepola macropthalma, Cepola oriens, Cepola praerubescens, Cepola rostislavi, Cepola rubescens, Cepola voslauensis, Cepola yrieuensis
Type specimen: NRM-PZ P.15996, an otolith. Its type locality is IAA 2/95, which is in a Ypresian terrestrial horizon in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at IAA 2/95
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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