Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Bregmacerotidae
Full reference: F. C. Stinton. 1957. Fish otoliths from the Tertiary strata of Victoria, Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 70:81-93
Belongs to Bregmaceros according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
See also Schwarzhans 1985 and Stinton 1957
Sister taxa: Bregmaceros albyi, Bregmaceros antiquus, Bregmaceros cantori, Bregmaceros deklaszi, Bregmaceros felkeri, Bregmaceros filamentosus, Bregmaceros hybridus, Bregmaceros kreyenhagus, Bregmaceros prosoponus, Bregmaceros troelli
Type specimen: NMV P 16954, an otolith. Its type locality is Balcombe Bay, Langhian, which is in a Langhian marine marl in Australia.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (1 collection), New Zealand (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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