†Encheliophis Müller 1842 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Carapidae
Parent taxon: Carapidae according to W. Schwarzhans 2007
See also Schwarzhans 2019
Sister taxa: Carapinae, Carapus, Echiodon, Eurypleuron, Fierasferoides, Jordanicus, Onuxodon
Subtaxa: Encheliophis crassidorsalis Encheliophis strigosus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-parasite
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (6 collections)
• Eocene of Germany (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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