Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Parent taxon: Macrouridae according to W. W. Schwarzhans and S. N. Nielsen 2021
See also Schwarzhans 1980 and Schwarzhans 2019
Sister taxa: Amblygoniolepidus, Bolbocara, Calilepidus, Coelorhynchus, Coelorinchus, Coryphaenoides, Homeocoryphaenoides, Homeomacrurus, Homeonezumia, Hymenocephalus, Leptacantholepidus, Macrourinae, Macrourus, Nezumia, Oxygoniolepidus, Promacrurus, Pyknolepidus, Razelainia, Trachyrincinae, Trachyrincus
Subtaxa: Lepidorhynchus denticulatus Lepidorhynchus frosti
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Miocene of Chile (3), New Zealand (16)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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