Lactarius Cuvier and Valenciennes 1833 (perch-like fish)

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Lactariidae

Parent taxon: Lactariidae according to W. Schwarzhans 2019

See also Ebersole et al. 2019, Nolf and Bajpai 1992, Schwarzhans 1978, Schwarzhans 1980, Schwarzhans 1985, Sepkoski 2002, Steurbaut 1984 and Stinton 1957

Sister taxon: Lactariinae

Subtaxa: Lactarius amplus Lactarius atlanticus Lactarius nonfungus Lactarius primigenius Lactarius pusillus Lactarius sigmoidalis Lactarius tumulatus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Italy (1 collection), New Zealand (1)

• Miocene of Australia (3), New Zealand (26), Panama (1), Venezuela (1)

• Waitakian of New Zealand (10)

• Oligocene of Australia (1), New Zealand (4)

• Eocene of Australia (7), Indonesia (1), New Zealand (3), the United Kingdom (1), United States (5: Louisiana, Texas)

Total: 65 collections each including a single occurrence

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