†Maxwelliella urbana Schwarzhans 1980 (conger eel)
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Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Full reference: W. W. Schwarzhans. 1980. Fish otoliths from the New Zealand Tertiary. New Zealand Geological Survey Report 113:1-269
Belongs to Maxwelliella according to W. W. Schwarzhans 1980
See also Schwarzhans 2019
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Pentland Hills, which is in a Bortonian marine horizon in New Zealand
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of New Zealand (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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